Title : Ancient human sialic acid variant restricts an emerging zoonotic malaria parasite.

Pub. Date : 2016 Apr 4

PMID : 27041489






2 Functional Relationships(s)
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1 While macaques synthesize the sialic acid variant N-glycolylneuraminic acid (Neu5Gc), humans cannot because of a mutation in the enzyme CMAH that converts N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac) to Neu5Gc. N-Acetylneuraminic Acid cytidine monophospho-N-acetylneuraminic acid hydroxylase, pseudogene Homo sapiens
2 While macaques synthesize the sialic acid variant N-glycolylneuraminic acid (Neu5Gc), humans cannot because of a mutation in the enzyme CMAH that converts N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac) to Neu5Gc. N-Acetylneuraminic Acid cytidine monophospho-N-acetylneuraminic acid hydroxylase, pseudogene Homo sapiens