Author: Nicholls, John M
Title: The Battle Between Influenza and the Innate Immune Response in the Human Respiratory Tract Document date: 2013_3_29
ID: vyci1ho3_8
Snippet: Sia is the name given to the nonulosonic carbohydrate neuraminic acid (Neu) that contains an acetyl group at the fifth carbon position, hence Neu5Ac. In many animal species the acetyl group also undergoes enzymatic transformation to form a glycolyl group -Neu5Gc. Humans lack the enzyme that performs this transformation, however small amounts of Neu5Gc may be incorporated into humans from the diet [18, 19] ......
Document: Sia is the name given to the nonulosonic carbohydrate neuraminic acid (Neu) that contains an acetyl group at the fifth carbon position, hence Neu5Ac. In many animal species the acetyl group also undergoes enzymatic transformation to form a glycolyl group -Neu5Gc. Humans lack the enzyme that performs this transformation, however small amounts of Neu5Gc may be incorporated into humans from the diet [18, 19] .
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