N-Acetylneuraminic Acid

[ Other Name ] NANA, Neu5Ac,Sialic Acid
[ Source ] Bird's nest
[ CAS NO. ] 131-48-6
[ Molecular Formula ] C11H19NO9
[ Molecular Weight ] 309.273
[ Purity ]  98%
[ Melting point ] 184-186ºC
[ Appearance ] White Powder

[ Function ]
1. Improve infant intelligence and memory;
2. Anti-senile dementia;
3. Improve human immunity;
4. Improve intestinal absorption of vitamins and minerals;
5. It has protective and stabilizing effects on cells, so it has the effect of prolonging life;
6. The intestinal tract has the effect of antibacterial and detoxification;

[ Application ] 
1. Can be used as a nutritional supplement;
2. Can be used as a food additive;
3. Can be used as pharmaceutical field;

About N-Acetylneuraminic Acid(Sialic Acid)
N-Acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac or NANA) is the predominant sialic acid found in human cells, and many mammalian cells.N-Acetylneuraminic Acid is a naturally occurring carbohydrate. 
Along with the research on sialic acid, researchers found that N-Acetylneuraminic Acid and its derivatives have inhibitory effects on sialidase and anti-influenza virus, anti-parainfluenza virus, anti-rotavirus, anti-respiratory syncytial virus and anti-adenovirus and other aspects have an important role.
At present, anti-influenza virus drugs developed from N-Acetylneuraminic Acid as a precursor have become a research hotspot. At present, zanamivir (relenza, trade name of zanamivir) developed by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), a drug with better efficacy in treating influenza, is already on the market, and it is synthesized from N-acetylneuraminic acid as a precursor.