The nature of sialic acids in human lymphocytes.
Analysis of the sialic acids obtained by mild acid hydrolysis of B lymphocytes reveals the presence of N-acetylneuraminic acid and 9-O-acetyl-N-acetylneuraminic acid. For T lymphocytes only N-acetylneuraminic acid has been demonstrated to occur. The applied methods include quantitative colorimetry, thin-layer chromatography and combined gas-liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.
D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D003124:Colorimetry; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006801:Humans; D012794:Sialic Acids / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism*
D012794:Sialic Acids; C025676:9-O-acetyl-N-acetylneuraminic acid