| Term Name: | alpha-D-NeuNAc-(2->9)-alpha-D-NeuNAc |
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| Synonyms: | 5-acetamido-3,5-dideoxy-D-glycero-alpha-D-galacto-non-2-ulopyranosylonic acid-(2->9)-5-acetamido-3,5-dideoxy-D-glycero-alpha-D-galacto-non-2-ulopyranosonic acid, 5-acetamido-9-O-(5-acetamido-3,5-dideoxy-D-glycero-alpha-D-galacto-non-2-ulopyranonosyl)-3,5-dideoxy-D-glycero-alpha-D-galacto-non-2-ulopyranosonic acid, alpha-D-Neu5Ac-(2->9)-alpha-D-Neu5Ac, alpha-Neu5Ac-(2->9)-alpha-Neu5Ac, alpha-NeuNAc-(2->9)-alpha-NeuNAc, NeuAc(a2-9)a-NeuAc |
| Definition: | An amino disaccharide consisting of two α(2→9)-linked sialic acid units; corresponds to the repeating unit in the group C polysaccharide of Neisseria meningitidis (MenC). |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:143625] ( EBI ) |