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- noun biochemistry The N-
acetyl derivative ofmannosamine ; it is involved in the biosynthesis ofsialic acid
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"BORDER =" 0 "> trisaccharide that is substituted with β-Gal at O3 of the the N-acetylmannosamine (ManNAc) residue.
Journal of Biological Chemistry current issue C. Leoff 2008
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