SIALIC ACID


Meaning of SIALIC ACID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Etymology: Greek sialon saliva

Date: 1952

: any of a group of reducing amido acids that are essentially carbohydrates and are found especially as components of blood glycoproteins and mucoproteins

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.