Relationship between serum sialic acid levels and eye lesions in calves with infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis
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Sialic acid (SA), an acetylated derivative of neuroaminic acid, is widely distributed in mammals’ tissues and body fluids. N-acetyl neuroaminic acid is the most common form of SA [3]. Sialic acid significantly bounds to glycoproteins, glycolipids, oligosacharides and polysaccharides, but small amounts are free in the body. Moreover, SA is an important structural component of biological membranes. It is also widely distributed in bacterial membranes [19].
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