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N-Acetylneuraminic acid

≥95% anhydrous basis, synthetic

Synonym(s):

5-Acetamido-3,5-dideoxy-D-glycero-D-galactononulosonic acid, Lactaminic acid, NAN, NANA, Sialic acid

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C11H19NO9
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
309.27
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
205-023-1
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1716283
MDL number:
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biological source

synthetic

Quality Segment

type

Type IV-S

assay

≥95% anhydrous basis

form

powder

color

white to off-white

mp

184-186  °C

solubility

H2O: ~50 mg/mL

application(s)

advanced drug delivery

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

O[C@@]1(O[C@@]([C@@H]([C@H](C1)O)NC(C)=O)([H])[C@@H]([C@@H](CO)O)O)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C11H19NO9/c1-4(14)12-7-5(15)2-11(20,10(18)19)21-9(7)8(17)6(16)3-13/h5-9,13,15-17,20H,2-3H2,1H3,(H,12,14)(H,18,19)/t5-,6+,7+,8+,9+,11-/m0/s1

InChI key

SQVRNKJHWKZAKO-PFQGKNLYSA-N

Application

N-Acetylneuraminic acid (NANA, Neu5Ac) is a major component of glycoconjugates such as glycolipids, glycoproteins and proteoglycans (sialogylcoproteins) where it confers selective binding characteristics to the glycosylated component. Neu5Ac is used to study its biochemistry, metabolism and uptake in vivo and in vitro. Neu5Ac is used in the development of nanocarriers.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Both sialic acid and neuraminic acid are loosely used to refer to conjugates of neuraminic acid. N-Acetylneuraminic acid is often found as the terminal sugar of cell surface glycoproteins. Cell surface glycoproteins have important roles in cell recognition and interaction as well as in cell adhesion. Membrane glycoproteins are also important in tumor growth and metastases.

Other Notes

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biological source

synthetic

biological source

synthetic (organic)

biological source

-

biological source

-

assay

≥95% anhydrous basis

assay

≥85% (HPLC)

assay

≥95% (HPLC)

assay

≥97.0% (HPLC)

solubility

H2O: ~50 mg/mL

solubility

water: 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless

solubility

-

solubility

-

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

100

form

powder

form

powder

form

powder

form

powder or crystals

storage temp.

−20°C

storage temp.

−20°C

storage temp.

−20°C

storage temp.

−20°C


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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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