Name: N-Acetylneuraminic acid dihydrate
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- Overview
  - N-Acetylneuraminic acid dihydrate, also known as sialic acid dehydrate or Neu5Ac dehydrate, is often present in the terminal chains of many oligosaccharides and has a cellular recognition function (Varki and Schauer, 2009). Together with its non-hydrated form, N-acetylneuraminic acid and derivatives function as neurotransmitters and are involved in many post-translational protein modifications. N-acetylneuraminic acids are present on the surface of the vertebrate cells and can interact with pathogens, such as, bacteria and viruses. Recent scientific studies have revealed that the spike glycoprotein of the SARS-COV 2 coronavirus, responsible of the COVID-19, shows a high affinity to N-acetylneuranimic acid (Baker, 2020).
    
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- Properties
  - Alternative Name
    
    Sialic acid dihydrate;Neu5Ac dihydrate;N-Acetyl-D-neuraminic acid dihydrate;5-Acetamido-3,5-dideoxy-D-glycero-D-galacto-non-2-ulopyr anosonic acid dihydrate
    
    CAS Number
    
    50795-27-2
    
    Molecular Formula
    
    C11H19NO9·2H2O
    
    Molecular Weight
    
    345.3 g/mol
    
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- Reference
  - Varki and Schauer (2009), Chapter 14 Sialic Acids, Essentials of Glycobiology. 2nd edition. Cold Spring Harbor (NY): Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.
    Baker et al (2020), The SARS-COV-2 Spike Protein Binds Sialic Acids and Enables Rapid Detection in a Lateral Flow Point of Care Diagnostic Device, American Chemical Society Central Science, 6, 2046-2052