Sialic acid

GPTKB entity

Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf monomer
carbohydrate
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:Sia
gptkbp:biosynthesized_from gptkb:N-acetylmannosamine
gptkbp:charge_at_physiological_pH negative
gptkbp:chemicalFormula C11H19NO9
gptkbp:component cell membranes
gptkbp:degradedBy sialidase
gptkbp:discoveredBy Ernst Klenk
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1936
gptkbp:foundIn glycoproteins
animal tissues
gangliosides
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sialic acid
gptkbp:importantFor developmental biology
oncology research
pathogen-host interactions
gptkbp:IUPACName 5-acetamido-3,5-dideoxy-D-glycero-D-galacto-non-2-ulosonic acid
gptkbp:not_synthesized_by fungi
plants
bacteria (most)
gptkbp:presentIn gptkb:human
mucins
milk oligosaccharides
gptkbp:role gptkb:virus
gptkb:Bacteria
cell signaling
immune response
cell recognition
protein stability
gptkbp:subclassOf 2-keto-3-deoxy-nononic acid
N-acetylneuraminic acid
N-glycolylneuraminic acid
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:N-acetylglucosamine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6