FIG. 1.
Structure of N-acetyl and N-glycolylneuraminic acids. These SA differ at position 5 of the pyranose ring. N-Acetylneuraminic acid is the precursor of N-glycolyneuraminic acid; enzymatic hydroxylation of the former results in the latter.
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