Sialic acids, also referred to as neuraminic acids, are critical to glycoprotein bioavailability, function, stability, and metabolism. When present, these carbohydrates occupy terminal positions of ...

Sialic acid is a natural sugar building block found on the surfaces of our cells. It acts as a protective and recognition molecule and plays a central role in the development of the nervous system.

A study published in PNAS reveals how a bacterial pathogen coordinates N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac) metabolism at the post-transcriptional level via a novel small noncoding RNA to promote ...

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the earlier SARS-CoV-1 gain entry to host cells by interacting with the ACE2 receptor, while the closely related MERS-CoV enters human ...

A new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and BC Children's Hospital shows the sugar sialic acid, which makes up part of the protective intestinal mucus layer, fuels ...

Sialic acid is a natural sugar building block found on the surfaces of our cells. It acts as a protective and recognition molecule and plays a central role in the development of our nervous system.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SEATTLE — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASRS annual meeting, Carl D. Regillo, MD, discusses AVD-104, ...