N-Acetylneuraminic acid

Description: N-Acetylneuraminic acid (Acide aceneuramique) is a nine-carbon sialic acid monosaccharide commonly found in glycoproteins on cell membranes and in glycolipids such as gangliosides in mammalian cells. Studies have shown that N-Acetylneuraminic acid is biologically useful for neurotransmission, leukocyte extravasation, viral or bacterial infections, and carbohydrate-protein recognition. Target: Influenza Virus, Endogenous Metabolite, Others. Smiles: [C@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@@H](CO)O)O)O)([C@H](CC(C(O)=O)=O)O)NC(C)=O. References: Severi E, et al. Microbiology. 2007 Sep,153(Pt 9):2817-22.