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<metabolite>
  <version>1.0</version>
  <creation_date>2016-09-30 22:27:07 UTC</creation_date>
  <update_date>2020-06-04 20:56:29 UTC</update_date>
  <accession>BMDB0000230</accession>
  <secondary_accessions>
    <accession>BMDB00230</accession>
  </secondary_accessions>
  <name>N-Acetylneuraminic acid</name>
  <description>N-Acetylneuraminic acid, also known as N-acetylneuraminate or sialic acid, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as n-acylneuraminic acids. These are neuraminic acids carrying an N-acyl substituent. N-Acetylneuraminic acid exists as a solid, possibly soluble (in water), and an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa) molecule. N-Acetylneuraminic acid exists in all living organisms, ranging from bacteria to humans. N-Acetylneuraminic acid participates in a number of enzymatic reactions, within cattle. In particular, N-Acetylneuraminic acid can be biosynthesized from N-acetylmannosamine and phosphoenolpyruvic acid; which is catalyzed by the enzyme sialic acid synthase. In addition, N-Acetylneuraminic acid can be converted into N-acetylmannosamine and pyruvic acid; which is mediated by the enzyme N-acetylneuraminate lyase. In cattle, N-acetylneuraminic acid is involved in the metabolic pathway called the amino sugar metabolism pathway. N-Acetylneuraminic acid is a potentially toxic compound. N-Acetylneuraminic acid has been found to be associated with several diseases known as sialidosis, normosomatic type, irritable bowel syndrome, ulcerative colitis, and colorectal cancer; also n-acetylneuraminic acid has been linked to the inborn metabolic disorders including salla disease.</description>
  <synonyms>
    <synonym>5-N-ACETYL-BETA-D-neuraminIC ACID</synonym>
    <synonym>beta-Neu5ac</synonym>
    <synonym>5-N-ACETYL-b-D-neuraminate</synonym>
    <synonym>5-N-ACETYL-b-D-neuraminic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>5-N-ACETYL-beta-D-neuraminate</synonym>
    <synonym>5-N-ACETYL-β-D-neuraminate</synonym>
    <synonym>5-N-ACETYL-β-D-neuraminic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>b-Neu5ac</synonym>
    <synonym>Β-neu5ac</synonym>
    <synonym>N-Acetylneuraminate</synonym>
    <synonym>5-(Acetylamino)-3,5-dideoxy-D-glycero-b-D-galacto-2-nonulopyranosonate</synonym>
    <synonym>5-(Acetylamino)-3,5-dideoxy-D-glycero-b-D-galacto-2-nonulopyranosonic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>5-(Acetylamino)-3,5-dideoxy-D-glycero-D-galacto-2-nonulosonate</synonym>
    <synonym>5-(Acetylamino)-3,5-dideoxy-D-glycero-D-galacto-2-nonulosonic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>5-(Acetylamino)-3,5-dideoxy-delta-glycero-beta-delta-galacto-2-nonulopyranosonate</synonym>
    <synonym>5-(Acetylamino)-3,5-dideoxy-delta-glycero-beta-delta-galacto-2-nonulopyranosonic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>5-(Acetylamino)-3,5-dideoxy-delta-glycero-delta-galacto-2-nonulosonate</synonym>
    <synonym>5-(Acetylamino)-3,5-dideoxy-delta-glycero-delta-galacto-2-nonulosonic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>5-Acetamido-3,5-dideoxy-D-glycero-D-galacto-nonulosonate</synonym>
    <synonym>5-Acetamido-3,5-dideoxy-D-glycero-D-galacto-nonulosonic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>5-Acetamido-3,5-dideoxy-delta-glycero-delta-galacto-nonulosonate</synonym>
    <synonym>5-Acetamido-3,5-dideoxy-delta-glycero-delta-galacto-nonulosonic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>5-N-Acetyl-beta-delta-neuraminic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>5-N-Acetyl-D-neuraminate</synonym>
    <synonym>5-N-Acetyl-D-neuraminic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>5-N-Acetyl-delta-neuraminate</synonym>
    <synonym>5-N-Acetyl-delta-neuraminic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>5-N-Acetylneuraminate</synonym>
    <synonym>5-N-Acetylneuraminic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>Aceneuramate</synonym>
    <synonym>Aceneuramic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>Acetylneuraminate</synonym>
    <synonym>Acetylneuraminic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>b-5-Acetamido-3,5-dideoxy-D-glycero-D-galacto-nonulopyranosonate</synonym>
    <synonym>b-5-Acetamido-3,5-dideoxy-D-glycero-D-galacto-nonulopyranosonic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>b-Sialic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>beta-5-Acetamido-3,5-dideoxy-delta-glycero-delta-galacto-nonulopyranosonate</synonym>
    <synonym>beta-5-Acetamido-3,5-dideoxy-delta-glycero-delta-galacto-nonulopyranosonic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>beta-Sialic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>Lactaminate</synonym>
    <synonym>Lactaminic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>N-Acetyl-b-D-neuraminate</synonym>
    <synonym>N-Acetyl-b-D-neuraminic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>N-Acetyl-b-neuraminate</synonym>
    <synonym>N-Acetyl-beta-delta-neuraminate</synonym>
    <synonym>N-Acetyl-beta-delta-neuraminic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>N-Acetyl-beta-neuraminate</synonym>
    <synonym>N-Acetyl-D-neuraminate</synonym>
    <synonym>N-Acetyl-D-neuraminic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>N-Acetyl-delta-neuraminate</synonym>
    <synonym>N-Acetyl-delta-neuraminic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>N-Acetyl-neuraminate</synonym>
    <synonym>N-Acetyl-neuraminic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>N-Acetylneuramate</synonym>
    <synonym>N-Acetylneuramic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>N-Acetylsialate</synonym>
    <synonym>N-Acetylsialic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>NAN</synonym>
    <synonym>NANA</synonym>
    <synonym>Neu5ac</synonym>
    <synonym>Sialic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>Acid, sialic</synonym>
    <synonym>Acid, N-acetylneuraminic</synonym>
    <synonym>N Acetylneuraminic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>N-Acetyl-beta-D-neuraminic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>N-Acetyl-beta-neuraminic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>N-Acetyl-β-D-neuraminic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>N-Acetyl-β-neuraminic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>N-Acetylneuraminic acid</synonym>
  </synonyms>
  <chemical_formula>C11H19NO9</chemical_formula>
  <average_molecular_weight>309.2699</average_molecular_weight>
  <monisotopic_moleculate_weight>309.105981211</monisotopic_moleculate_weight>
  <iupac_name>(2S,4S,5R,6R)-5-acetamido-2,4-dihydroxy-6-[(1R,2R)-1,2,3-trihydroxypropyl]oxane-2-carboxylic acid</iupac_name>
  <traditional_iupac>β-neu5ac</traditional_iupac>
  <cas_registry_number>19342-33-7</cas_registry_number>
  <smiles>[H][C@]1(O[C@@](O)(C[C@H](O)[C@H]1NC(C)=O)C(O)=O)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)CO</smiles>
  <inchi>InChI=1S/C11H19NO9/c1-4(14)12-7-5(15)2-11(20,10(18)19)21-9(7)8(17)6(16)3-13/h5-9,13,15-17,20H,2-3H2,1H3,(H,12,14)(H,18,19)/t5-,6+,7+,8+,9+,11-/m0/s1</inchi>
  <inchikey>SQVRNKJHWKZAKO-PFQGKNLYSA-N</inchikey>
  <taxonomy>
    <description> belongs to the class of organic compounds known as n-acylneuraminic acids. These are neuraminic acids carrying an N-acyl substituent.</description>
    <kingdom>Organic compounds</kingdom>
    <super_class>Organic oxygen compounds</super_class>
    <class>Organooxygen compounds</class>
    <sub_class>Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates</sub_class>
    <direct_parent>N-acylneuraminic acids</direct_parent>
    <alternative_parents>
      <alternative_parent>Acetamides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Alpha hydroxy acids and derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>C-glucuronides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>C-glycosyl compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Carbonyl compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Carboxylic acids</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Hemiacetals</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Hydrocarbon derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Monocarboxylic acids and derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Neuraminic acids</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organic oxides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organonitrogen compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organopnictogen compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Oxacyclic compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Oxanes</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Polyols</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Primary alcohols</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Pyrans</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Secondary alcohols</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Secondary carboxylic acid amides</alternative_parent>
    </alternative_parents>
    <substituents>
      <substituent>Acetamide</substituent>
      <substituent>Alcohol</substituent>
      <substituent>Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Alpha-hydroxy acid</substituent>
      <substituent>C-glucuronide</substituent>
      <substituent>C-glycosyl compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Carbonyl group</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxamide group</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Glycosyl compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Hemiacetal</substituent>
      <substituent>Hydrocarbon derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Hydroxy acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives</substituent>
      <substituent>N-acylneuraminic acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Neuraminic acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic nitrogen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxide</substituent>
      <substituent>Organoheterocyclic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organonitrogen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organopnictogen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Oxacycle</substituent>
      <substituent>Oxane</substituent>
      <substituent>Polyol</substituent>
      <substituent>Primary alcohol</substituent>
      <substituent>Pyran</substituent>
      <substituent>Secondary alcohol</substituent>
      <substituent>Secondary carboxylic acid amide</substituent>
    </substituents>
    <molecular_framework>Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compounds</molecular_framework>
    <external_descriptors>
      <external_descriptor>N-acetylneuraminic acid</external_descriptor>
    </external_descriptors>
  </taxonomy>
  <experimental_properties>
    <state>Solid</state>
    <property>
      <kind>melting_point</kind>
      <value>186 °C</value>
      <source/>
    </property>
  </experimental_properties>
  <predicted_properties>
    <property>
      <kind>logp</kind>
      <value>-2.78</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>logs</kind>
      <value>-0.13</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>logp</kind>
      <value>-3.6</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>pka_strongest_acidic</kind>
      <value>3</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>pka_strongest_basic</kind>
      <value>-1.3</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>iupac</kind>
      <value>(2S,4S,5R,6R)-5-acetamido-2,4-dihydroxy-6-[(1R,2R)-1,2,3-trihydroxypropyl]oxane-2-carboxylic acid</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>average_mass</kind>
      <value>309.2699</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>mono_mass</kind>
      <value>309.105981211</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>smiles</kind>
      <value>[H][C@]1(O[C@@](O)(C[C@H](O)[C@H]1NC(C)=O)C(O)=O)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)CO</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>formula</kind>
      <value>C11H19NO9</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>inchi</kind>
      <value>InChI=1S/C11H19NO9/c1-4(14)12-7-5(15)2-11(20,10(18)19)21-9(7)8(17)6(16)3-13/h5-9,13,15-17,20H,2-3H2,1H3,(H,12,14)(H,18,19)/t5-,6+,7+,8+,9+,11-/m0/s1</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>inchikey</kind>
      <value>SQVRNKJHWKZAKO-PFQGKNLYSA-N</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>polar_surface_area</kind>
      <value>176.78</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>refractivity</kind>
      <value>63.78</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>polarizability</kind>
      <value>27.82</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>rotatable_bond_count</kind>
      <value>5</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>acceptor_count</kind>
      <value>9</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>donor_count</kind>
      <value>7</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>physiological_charge</kind>
      <value>-1</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>formal_charge</kind>
      <value>0</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>number_of_rings</kind>
      <value>1</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>bioavailability</kind>
      <value>1</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>rule_of_five</kind>
      <value>Yes</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>ghose_filter</kind>
      <value>Yes</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>veber_rule</kind>
      <value>Yes</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>mddr_like_rule</kind>
      <value>Yes</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
  </predicted_properties>
  <pathways>
    <pathway>
      <name>Amino Sugar Metabolism</name>
      <smpdb_id>SMP0087175</smpdb_id>
      <kegg_map_id/>
    </pathway>
  </pathways>
  <spectra>
    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::NmrTwoD</type>
      <spectrum_id>1002</spectrum_id>
    </spectrum>
    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::NmrTwoD</type>
      <spectrum_id>1225</spectrum_id>
    </spectrum>
    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::CMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>1973</spectrum_id>
    </spectrum>
    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::CMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>2042</spectrum_id>
    </spectrum>
    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::CMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>2056</spectrum_id>
    </spectrum>
    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::CMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>8816</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::CMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>31091</spectrum_id>
    </spectrum>
    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::CMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>31092</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::CMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>31093</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::CMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>37374</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::CMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>135662</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::CMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>143396</spectrum_id>
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      <type>Specdb::NmrOneD</type>
      <spectrum_id>1247</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::NmrOneD</type>
      <spectrum_id>143090</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::NmrOneD</type>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::NmrOneD</type>
      <spectrum_id>143092</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
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      <spectrum_id>143095</spectrum_id>
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      <spectrum_id>143096</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::NmrOneD</type>
      <spectrum_id>143098</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
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      <spectrum_id>143099</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
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      <spectrum_id>143100</spectrum_id>
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      <spectrum_id>143101</spectrum_id>
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      <spectrum_id>143103</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
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      <spectrum_id>143104</spectrum_id>
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      <spectrum_id>143105</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::NmrOneD</type>
      <spectrum_id>143106</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::NmrOneD</type>
      <spectrum_id>143107</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
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      <spectrum_id>143108</spectrum_id>
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    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::NmrOneD</type>
      <spectrum_id>143109</spectrum_id>
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      <spectrum_id>385</spectrum_id>
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      <spectrum_id>387</spectrum_id>
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      <spectrum_id>262039</spectrum_id>
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      <spectrum_id>262040</spectrum_id>
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      <spectrum_id>281970</spectrum_id>
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      <spectrum_id>281971</spectrum_id>
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      <spectrum_id>281972</spectrum_id>
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      <spectrum_id>2257346</spectrum_id>
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      <spectrum_id>2259259</spectrum_id>
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      <spectrum_id>2569714</spectrum_id>
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  <normal_concentrations>
    <concentration>
      <biospecimen>Adrenal Gland</biospecimen>
      <concentration_value/>
      <concentration_units/>
      <references>
        <reference>
          <reference_text>Wishart DS, Feunang YD, Marcu A, Guo AC, Liang K, Vazquez-Fresno R, Sajed T, Johnson D, Li C, Karu N, Sayeeda Z, Lo E, Assempour N, Berjanskii M, Singhal S, Arndt D, Liang Y, Badran H, Grant J, Serra-Cayuela A, Liu Y, Mandal R, Neveu V, Pon A, Knox C, Wilson M, Manach C, Scalbert A: HMDB 4.0: the human metabolome database for 2018. Nucleic Acids Res. 2018 Jan 4;46(D1):D608-D617. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkx1089.</reference_text>
          <pubmed_id>29140435</pubmed_id>
        </reference>
      </references>
    </concentration>
    <concentration>
      <biospecimen>Brain</biospecimen>
      <concentration_value/>
      <concentration_units/>
      <references>
        <reference>
          <reference_text>Wishart DS, Feunang YD, Marcu A, Guo AC, Liang K, Vazquez-Fresno R, Sajed T, Johnson D, Li C, Karu N, Sayeeda Z, Lo E, Assempour N, Berjanskii M, Singhal S, Arndt D, Liang Y, Badran H, Grant J, Serra-Cayuela A, Liu Y, Mandal R, Neveu V, Pon A, Knox C, Wilson M, Manach C, Scalbert A: HMDB 4.0: the human metabolome database for 2018. Nucleic Acids Res. 2018 Jan 4;46(D1):D608-D617. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkx1089.</reference_text>
          <pubmed_id>29140435</pubmed_id>
        </reference>
      </references>
    </concentration>
    <concentration>
      <biospecimen>Milk</biospecimen>
      <concentration_value>462.379</concentration_value>
      <concentration_units>uM</concentration_units>
      <comment>Raw . mid lactation</comment>
      <references>
        <reference>
          <reference_text>The N-acetyl neuraminic-acid content of the milk of various species Journal of Dairy Research (1973), 40: 421-425 Cambridge University Press doi: 10.1017/S0022029900014795 (About doi) </reference_text>
          <pubmed_id/>
        </reference>
      </references>
    </concentration>
    <concentration>
      <biospecimen>Milk</biospecimen>
      <concentration_value>32.334 - 42.0345</concentration_value>
      <concentration_units>uM</concentration_units>
      <comment>Raw milk. Average over the milking season </comment>
      <references>
        <reference>
          <reference_text>International Dairy Journal: Volume 14, Issue 7, July 2004, Pages 571-579</reference_text>
          <pubmed_id/>
        </reference>
      </references>
    </concentration>
    <concentration>
      <biospecimen>Milk</biospecimen>
      <concentration_value/>
      <concentration_units/>
      <comment>Commercial, conventional whole milk</comment>
      <references>
        <reference>
          <reference_text>Kurt J. Boudonck, Matthew W. Mitchell, Jacob Wulff, John A. Ryals. Characterization of the biochemical variability of bovine milk using metabolomics. Metabolomics (2009) 5:375-386   doi: 10.1007/s11306-009-0160-8</reference_text>
          <pubmed_id/>
        </reference>
      </references>
    </concentration>
    <concentration>
      <biospecimen>Milk</biospecimen>
      <concentration_value/>
      <concentration_units/>
      <comment>Detected but not quantified in conventional whole milk</comment>
      <references>
        <reference>
          <reference_text>Kurt J. Boudonck, Matthew W. Mitchell, Jacob Wulff and John A. Ryals. Characterization of the biochemical variability of bovine milk using metabolomics. Metabolomics (2009) 5:375?386</reference_text>
          <pubmed_id/>
        </reference>
      </references>
    </concentration>
    <concentration>
      <biospecimen>Neuron</biospecimen>
      <concentration_value/>
      <concentration_units/>
      <references>
        <reference>
          <reference_text>Wishart DS, Feunang YD, Marcu A, Guo AC, Liang K, Vazquez-Fresno R, Sajed T, Johnson D, Li C, Karu N, Sayeeda Z, Lo E, Assempour N, Berjanskii M, Singhal S, Arndt D, Liang Y, Badran H, Grant J, Serra-Cayuela A, Liu Y, Mandal R, Neveu V, Pon A, Knox C, Wilson M, Manach C, Scalbert A: HMDB 4.0: the human metabolome database for 2018. Nucleic Acids Res. 2018 Jan 4;46(D1):D608-D617. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkx1089.</reference_text>
          <pubmed_id>29140435</pubmed_id>
        </reference>
      </references>
    </concentration>
    <concentration>
      <biospecimen>Placenta</biospecimen>
      <concentration_value/>
      <concentration_units/>
      <references>
        <reference>
          <reference_text>Wishart DS, Feunang YD, Marcu A, Guo AC, Liang K, Vazquez-Fresno R, Sajed T, Johnson D, Li C, Karu N, Sayeeda Z, Lo E, Assempour N, Berjanskii M, Singhal S, Arndt D, Liang Y, Badran H, Grant J, Serra-Cayuela A, Liu Y, Mandal R, Neveu V, Pon A, Knox C, Wilson M, Manach C, Scalbert A: HMDB 4.0: the human metabolome database for 2018. Nucleic Acids Res. 2018 Jan 4;46(D1):D608-D617. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkx1089.</reference_text>
          <pubmed_id>29140435</pubmed_id>
        </reference>
      </references>
    </concentration>
    <concentration>
      <biospecimen>Prostate Tissue</biospecimen>
      <concentration_value/>
      <concentration_units/>
      <references>
        <reference>
          <reference_text>Wishart DS, Feunang YD, Marcu A, Guo AC, Liang K, Vazquez-Fresno R, Sajed T, Johnson D, Li C, Karu N, Sayeeda Z, Lo E, Assempour N, Berjanskii M, Singhal S, Arndt D, Liang Y, Badran H, Grant J, Serra-Cayuela A, Liu Y, Mandal R, Neveu V, Pon A, Knox C, Wilson M, Manach C, Scalbert A: HMDB 4.0: the human metabolome database for 2018. Nucleic Acids Res. 2018 Jan 4;46(D1):D608-D617. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkx1089.</reference_text>
          <pubmed_id>29140435</pubmed_id>
        </reference>
      </references>
    </concentration>
    <concentration>
      <biospecimen>Testis</biospecimen>
      <concentration_value/>
      <concentration_units/>
      <references>
        <reference>
          <reference_text>Wishart DS, Feunang YD, Marcu A, Guo AC, Liang K, Vazquez-Fresno R, Sajed T, Johnson D, Li C, Karu N, Sayeeda Z, Lo E, Assempour N, Berjanskii M, Singhal S, Arndt D, Liang Y, Badran H, Grant J, Serra-Cayuela A, Liu Y, Mandal R, Neveu V, Pon A, Knox C, Wilson M, Manach C, Scalbert A: HMDB 4.0: the human metabolome database for 2018. Nucleic Acids Res. 2018 Jan 4;46(D1):D608-D617. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkx1089.</reference_text>
          <pubmed_id>29140435</pubmed_id>
        </reference>
      </references>
    </concentration>
  </normal_concentrations>
  <kegg_id>C19910</kegg_id>
  <chemspider_id>392810</chemspider_id>
  <drugbank_id>DB04265</drugbank_id>
  <foodb_id/>
  <pubchem_compound_id>445063</pubchem_compound_id>
  <pdbe_id/>
  <chebi_id>45744</chebi_id>
  <phenol_explorer_compound_id/>
  <knapsack_id/>
  <meta_cyc_id/>
  <wikipedia_id>N-Acetylneuraminic acid</wikipedia_id>
  <bigg_id/>
  <metlin_id/>
  <synthesis_reference>Yamamoto, Toshihiro; Teshima, Tadashi; Inami, Kaoru; Shiba, Tetsuo. Synthesis of sialic acid through aldol condensation of glucose with oxalacetic acid. Tetrahedron Letters (1992), 33(3), 325-8.</synthesis_reference>
  <general_references>
    <reference>
      <reference_text>International Dairy Journal: Volume 14, Issue 7, July 2004, Pages 571-579</reference_text>
    </reference>
    <reference>
      <reference_text>Kurt J. Boudonck, Matthew W. Mitchell, Jacob Wulff and John A. Ryals. Characterization of the biochemical variability of bovine milk using metabolomics. Metabolomics (2009) 5:375?386</reference_text>
    </reference>
    <reference>
      <reference_text>The N-acetyl neuraminic-acid content of the milk of various species Journal of Dairy Research (1973), 40: 421-425 Cambridge University Press doi: 10.1017/S0022029900014795 (About doi) </reference_text>
    </reference>
  </general_references>
  <protein_associations>
    <protein>
      <protein_accession>BMDBP00109</protein_accession>
      <name>N-acetylneuraminate lyase</name>
      <uniprot_id>Q29RY9</uniprot_id>
      <gene_name>NPL</gene_name>
      <protein_type>Enzyme</protein_type>
    </protein>
    <protein>
      <protein_accession>BMDBP00789</protein_accession>
      <name>N-acylneuraminate cytidylyltransferase</name>
      <uniprot_id>Q3SZM5</uniprot_id>
      <gene_name>CMAS</gene_name>
      <protein_type>Enzyme</protein_type>
    </protein>
    <protein>
      <protein_accession>BMDBP00951</protein_accession>
      <name>Sialidase-3</name>
      <uniprot_id>O97859</uniprot_id>
      <gene_name>NEU3</gene_name>
      <protein_type>Enzyme</protein_type>
    </protein>
    <protein>
      <protein_accession>BMDBP00952</protein_accession>
      <name>Sialidase-1</name>
      <uniprot_id>A6BMK7</uniprot_id>
      <gene_name>NEU1</gene_name>
      <protein_type>Enzyme</protein_type>
    </protein>
    <protein>
      <protein_accession>BMDBP02181</protein_accession>
      <name>Selectin P</name>
      <uniprot_id>A6QPF9</uniprot_id>
      <gene_name>SELP</gene_name>
      <protein_type>Enzyme</protein_type>
    </protein>
    <protein>
      <protein_accession>BMDBP02182</protein_accession>
      <name>C-C chemokine receptor type 5</name>
      <uniprot_id>Q2HJ17</uniprot_id>
      <gene_name>CCR5</gene_name>
      <protein_type>Enzyme</protein_type>
    </protein>
    <protein>
      <protein_accession>BMDBP02868</protein_accession>
      <name>N-acetylneuraminate synthase</name>
      <uniprot_id>Q1RMX7</uniprot_id>
      <gene_name>NANS</gene_name>
      <protein_type>Enzyme</protein_type>
    </protein>
  </protein_associations>
</metabolite>
