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sialic

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si·al·ic (s-lk)
adj.
Having or having the characteristics of saliva.

sialic
sialagogue.


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NanA is best known as an enzyme that cleaves and releases the sugar molecule known as sialic acid, which is present in abundance on the surface of all human cells.
[FIGURE OMITTED] Recent work has also identified that contemporary North American lineage subtype H7 viruses, isolated in 2002-03, are partially adapted to recognize [alpha]2-6 linked sialic acids, which are the receptors preferred by human influenza viruses and found in the human upper respiratory tract (34).
63) Sialic Acid: This molecule, a ubiquitous component of specialized molecules called glycoproteins, has recently been found to be a sensitive predictor of cardiovascular risk when measured in blood.
 
 
 
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