[8)-alpha-Neu5Ac-(2->]n

Term ID

CHEBI:61599

Synonyms

[8)-alpha-NeuNAC-(2->]n
[alpha-Neu5Ac-(2->8)]n
N-acetylated alpha-(2->8)-linked homosialopolysaccharide
poly-alpha-(2->8)-Neu5Ac
poly-alpha-(2->8)-NeuNAc
poly[alpha-Neu5Ac-(2->8)]
polysialic acid
PSA

Definition

An amino oligosaccharide consisting of repeating units of N-acetylneuraminic acid that are joined via alpha-(2->8)-linkages. Commonly known as polysialic acid or PSA,

References

Ontology

ChEBI ( EBI )

Relationships

is a type of: amino oligosaccharide

amino oligosaccharide Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: [8)-alpha-Neu5Ac-(2->]5 [8)-alpha-Neu5Ac-(2->]6 [8)-alpha-Neu5Ac-(2->]8

[8)-alpha-Neu5Ac-(2->]5 [8)-alpha-Neu5Ac-(2->]6 [8)-alpha-Neu5Ac-(2->]8 Show first 5 Terms
inverse is_conjugate_base_of: [8)-alpha-Neu5Ac-(2->]n polyanion

[8)-alpha-Neu5Ac-(2->]n polyanion Show first 5 Terms
is_conjugate_acid_of: [8)-alpha-Neu5Ac-(2->]n polyanion

[8)-alpha-Neu5Ac-(2->]n polyanion Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype resulting from [8)-alpha-Neu5Ac-(2->]n

Phenotype where environments contain [8)-alpha-Neu5Ac-(2->]n

Phenotype modified by environments containing [8)-alpha-Neu5Ac-(2->]n

Human Disease Model