Recent advances on N-acetylneuraminic acid: Physiological roles, applications, and biosynthesis
N-Acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac), the most common type of Sia, generally acts as the terminal sugar in cell surface glycans, glycoconjugates, oligosaccharides, lipo-oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides, thus exerting numerous physiological functions. The extensive applications of Neu5Ac in the food...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
2023-09-01
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| Series: | Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405805X23000546 |