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Sialic Acids

Known as: Acids, Sialic, N-Acetylneuraminic Acids, Acids, N-Acetylneuraminic 
A group of naturally occurring N-and O-acyl derivatives of the deoxyamino sugar neuraminic acid. They are ubiquitously distributed in many tissues.
National Institutes of Health

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2,3-difluorosialic acid9-O-lactoyl-N-acetylneuraminic acidMCC-257N acetylneuraminate
In BloodProcess of secretionSialateSialic Acid Assay

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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Infection of Glial Cells by the Human Polyomavirus JC Is Mediated by an N-Linked Glycoprotein Containing Terminal α(2-6)-Linked Sialic Acids
ABSTRACT The human JC polyomavirus (JCV) is the etiologic agent of the fatal central nervous system (CNS) demyelinating disease… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Stabilization of sialic acids in N-linked oligosaccharides and gangliosides for analysis by positive ion matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry.
Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry of oligosaccharides and gangliosides normally causes loss… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Enzymatic activity of a developmentally regulated member of the sialyltransferase family (STX): evidence for α2,8‐sialyltransferase activity toward N‐linked oligosaccharides
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Cell surface sialylation and tumor metastasis. Metastatic potential of B16 melanoma variants correlates with their relative numbers of specific penultimate oligosaccharide structures.
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Sialylation of glycoprotein oligosaccharides with N-acetyl-, N-glycolyl-, and N-O-diacetylneuraminic acids.
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
External labeling of human erythrocyte glycoproteins. Studies with galactose oxidase and fluorography.
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Basement membrane collagen of renal glomerulus.
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Analysis of monosaccharides by gas-liquid chromatography of the O-methyl glycosides as trifluoroacetate derivatives. Application to glycoproteins and glycolipids.
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
The surface structure of erythrocytes from some animal sources.
Highly Cited
1958
Highly Cited
1958
Quantitative Paper Partition Chromatography of Sialic Acids
RECENTLY, it has been obvious that in most biological materials N-acetylsialic acid (N-acetyl-neuraminic acid) and N… 
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