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Review

Sialic Acids

Ajit Varki, Roland Schauer
Ajit Varki, Richard D Cummings, Jeffrey D Esko, Hudson H Freeze, Pamela Stanley, Carolyn R Bertozzi, Gerald W Hart, Marilynn E Etzler
, editors.
In: Essentials of Glycobiology. 2nd edition. Cold Spring Harbor (NY): Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press; 2009. Chapter 14.
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Sialic Acids

Ajit Varki et al.
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Excerpt

This chapter describes the sialic acid family of monosaccharides , with respect to their biosynthesis, structural diversity, and linkage to the underlying glycan chain. Also mentioned are the general principles behind different methods for their study. The biological and pathophysiological roles of sialic acids are briefly considered, particularly the functional significance of lectins that recognize sialic acids.

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