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单词 sialic acid
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Definition of sialic acid in English:

sialic acid

nounsʌɪˈalɪksīˌalik ˈasid
mass nounBiochemistry
  • A substance present in saliva which consists of acyl derivatives of neuraminic acid.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Many pathogens use sugar groups of surface glycoproteins, in particular sialic acid residues, as receptors for invasion.
    • Biochemical markers of metastasis such as lung hydroxyproline, uronic acid, serum sialic acid and gammaglutamyl transpeptidase were estimated.
    • It represents transferrin without the sialic acid residues.
    • In an antennary structure, some antennae may be capped by sialic acid whereas others may be uncapped.
    • If scientists treat blood cells with an enzyme to remove sialic acid, the parasite can no longer invade.

Origin

1950s: sialic from Greek sialon 'saliva' + -ic.

 
 

Definition of sialic acid in US English:

sialic acid

nounsīˌalik ˈasid
Biochemistry
  • A substance present in saliva which consists of acyl derivatives of neuraminic acid.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In an antennary structure, some antennae may be capped by sialic acid whereas others may be uncapped.
    • Biochemical markers of metastasis such as lung hydroxyproline, uronic acid, serum sialic acid and gammaglutamyl transpeptidase were estimated.
    • If scientists treat blood cells with an enzyme to remove sialic acid, the parasite can no longer invade.
    • It represents transferrin without the sialic acid residues.
    • Many pathogens use sugar groups of surface glycoproteins, in particular sialic acid residues, as receptors for invasion.

Origin

1950s: sialic from Greek sialon ‘saliva’ + -ic.

 
 
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