English Explanatory Dictionary

acetylmannosamine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The N-acetyl derivative of mannosamine; it is involved in the biosynthesis of sialic acid

Word forms

acetylmannosamine

Etymology

From acetyl + mannosamine.

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