Category:
Reagents for Biopharmaceuticals
CAS NO:
131-48-6
Standard:
ChP,USP,EP,

Common Name: N-Acetylneuraminic acid
Molecular Formula: C11H19NO9
Molecular Weight: 309.270
CAS: 131-48-6
N-Acetylneuraminic acid is a nine-carbon, sialic acid monosaccharide commonly found in glycoproteins on cell membranes and in glycolipids such as gangliosides in mammalian cells. Studies suggest that N-Acetylneuraminic acid is useful biologically in neurotransmission, leukocyte extravasation, viral or bacterial infections and carbohydrate-protein recognition.