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CHEBI:61599 - [8)-α-Neu5Ac-(2→]
n
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ChEBI Name
[8)-α-Neu5Ac-(2→]
n
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:61599
ChEBI ASCII Name
[8)-alpha-Neu5Ac-(2->]n
Definition
An amino oligosaccharide consisting of repeating units of
N
-acetylneuraminic acid that are joined via α-(2→8)-linkages. Commonly known as polysialic acid or PSA,
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Formula
(C11H17NO8)n.H2O
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing
[8)-α-Neu5Ac-(2→]
n
(
CHEBI:61599
)
is a
amino oligosaccharide (
CHEBI:22483
)
[8)-α-Neu5Ac-(2→]
n
(
CHEBI:61599
)
is conjugate acid of
[8)-α-Neu5Ac-(2→]
n
polyanion (
CHEBI:139252
)
Incoming
[8)-α-Neu5Ac-(2→]
5
(
CHEBI:78305
)
is a
[8)-α-Neu5Ac-(2→]
n
(
CHEBI:61599
)
[8)-α-Neu5Ac-(2→]
6
(
CHEBI:61597
)
is a
[8)-α-Neu5Ac-(2→]
n
(
CHEBI:61599
)
[8)-α-Neu5Ac-(2→]
8
(
CHEBI:78300
)
is a
[8)-α-Neu5Ac-(2→]
n
(
CHEBI:61599
)
[8)-α-Neu5Ac-(2→]
n
polyanion (
CHEBI:139252
)
is conjugate base of
[8)-α-Neu5Ac-(2→]
n
(
CHEBI:61599
)
Synonyms
Sources
[8)-α-NeuNAC-(2→]
n
ChEBI
[α-Neu5Ac-(2→8)]
n
ChEBI
N
-acetylated α-(2→8)-linked homosialopolysaccharide
ChEBI
poly-α-(2→8)-Neu5Ac
ChEBI
poly-α-(2→8)-NeuNAc
ChEBI
poly[α-Neu5Ac-(2→8)]
ChEBI
polysialic acid
ChEBI
PSA
ChEBI
Citations
Last Modified
06 February 2018
General Comment
2011-03-08
Corresponds to the specific capsular polysaccharide of the group B meningococcus and of
Escherichia
coli
Kl.