alpha-D-NeuNAc-(2->9)-alpha-D-NeuNAc

Term ID

CHEBI:143625

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).

References

• glygen:G56026PA
• glytoucan:G56026PA
• pubmed:30510007

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )