acetylmannosamine

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Etymology[edit]

acetyl +‎ mannosamine

Noun[edit]

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N-Acetylmannosamine

acetylmannosamine (uncountable)

(biochemistry) The N-acetyl derivative of mannosamine; it is involved in the biosynthesis of sialic acid

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