Colominic Acid, a Substance of Bacterial Origin related to Sialic Acid

SOME years ago, it was found that a mucoprotein derived from submaxillary mucin contained an acidic component which was termed sialic acid 1 . More recently, it has been shown that other mucoproteins of mammalian origin contain substances closely related to sialic acid; among these are neuraminic 2...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1957-01, Vol.179 (4552), p.206-206
Main Authors: BARRY, GUY T., GOEBEL, WALTHER F.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Amino Acids - metabolism
Biochemical Phenomena
Carbohydrate Metabolism
Escherichia coli - metabolism
Humanities and Social Sciences
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multidisciplinary
N-Acetylneuraminic Acid
Old Medline
Polysaccharides
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
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Summary:SOME years ago, it was found that a mucoprotein derived from submaxillary mucin contained an acidic component which was termed sialic acid 1 . More recently, it has been shown that other mucoproteins of mammalian origin contain substances closely related to sialic acid; among these are neuraminic 2 , gynaminic 3 and lactaminic 4 acids. Despite intensive chemical investigations, the structure of these various substances has not yet been fully elucidated.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/179206a0