Inhibitory studies of Neisseria meningitidis and Campylobacter jejuni N-acetylneuraminic acid synthase

N-Acetylneuraminic acid synthase (NANAS) is an enzyme responsible for the biosynthesis of N-acetylneuraminic acid (NANA). NANA is the most common form of a group of nine carbon sugar molecules called the sialic acids. NANA production is common in mammalian cells for vital physiological processes. A...

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Main Author: Toyama, Ryu
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. Department of Chemistry 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/9746