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, WURCS=2.0/1,2,1/[Aad21122h-2a_2-6_5*NCC/3=O]/1-1/a9-b2 |
Definition: | An amino disaccharide consisting of two alpha(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 ) |