Isolation and identification of sialic acids from the gangliosides of human cataracts.
The sialic acid components of gangliosides isolated from human cataracts are verified and confirmed to be N-acetylneuraminic acid by combined thin-layer and gas-liquid chromatography techniques.
D002386:Cataract / Q000378:metabolism*; D002849:Chromatography, Gas / Q000379:methods; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer / Q000379:methods; D005732:Gangliosides / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid; D012794:Sialic Acids / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D005732:Gangliosides; D012794:Sialic Acids; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid