ОН HOH,C_| Н C | н н-с- Но HN / III -Н соо- ОН ОН HC-C Н N-Acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac) (a sialic acid)

Basic Clinical Laboratory Techniques 6E
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Chapter1: The Clinical Laboratory
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Which is the anomeric carbon?

I chose the one on the top left (substituent to carbon 5), but I believe it should be carbon actually in the cyclohexane, so my next guess would be bottom left (carbon 4). I'm a little confused. 

ОН
HOH2C_ | H
C
н
|
н-с.
Но
HN
/
II.
-Н
соо-
-ОН
ОН
HC-C
Н
N-Acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac)
(a sialic acid)
Transcribed Image Text:ОН HOH2C_ | H C н | н-с. Но HN / II. -Н соо- -ОН ОН HC-C Н N-Acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac) (a sialic acid)
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