CHEBI:26667 - sialic acid

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ChEBI Name sialic acid
ChEBI ID CHEBI:26667
Definition Any of the N-acylneuraminic acids and their esters and other derivatives of the alcoholic hydroxy groups.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Related Structures
sialic acid is a Functional Parent of
alpha-sialoyl group
Definition : The acyl group derived from any of the sialic acids in the alpha configuration by removing the hydroxy group from the carboxy group.
beta-sialoyl group
Definition : The acyl group derived from any of the sialic acids in the beta configuration by removing the hydroxy group from the carboxy group.
sialic acid is a Structural Derivative of
ketoaldonic acid
Definition : Oxo carboxylic acids formally derived from aldonic acids by replacement of a secondary CHOH group by a carbonyl group.
monosaccharide
Definition : Parent monosaccharides are polyhydroxy aldehydes H[CH(OH)]nC(2O)H or polyhydroxy ketones H1[CHOH]n1C(2O)[CHOH]m1H with three or more carbon atoms. The generic term 'monosaccharide' (as opposed to oligosaccharide or polysaccharide) denotes a single unit, without glycosidic connection to other such units. It includes aldoses, dialdoses, aldoketoses, ketoses and diketoses, as well as deoxy sugars, provided that the parent compound has a (potential) carbonyl group.
carbohydrate
Definition : Any member of the class of organooxygen compounds that is a polyhydroxy-aldehyde or -ketone or a lactol resulting from their intramolecular condensation (monosaccharides); substances derived from these by reduction of the carbonyl group (alditols), by oxidation of one or more hydroxy groups to afford the corresponding aldehydes, ketones, or carboxylic acids, or by replacement of one or more hydroxy group(s) by a hydrogen atom; and polymeric products arising by intermolecular acetal formation between two or more such molecules (disaccharides, polysaccharides and oligosaccharides). Carbohydrates contain only carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms; prior to any oxidation or reduction, most have the empirical formula Cm(H2O)n. Compounds obtained from carbohydrates by substitution, etc., are known as carbohydrate derivatives and may contain other elements. Cyclitols are generally not regarded as carbohydrates.
sialic acid is a Conjugate Acid of
sialic acid anion
Definition : A carboxylic acid anion that is the conjugate base of a sialic acid, formed by deprotonation of the carboxy group.
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