Weve included N-acetylneuraminic acid in the section on amino sugars and described it as
Chapter 23, Problem 23.14(choose chapter or problem)
Weve included N-acetylneuraminic acid in the section on amino sugars and described it as a ketose. We could also call it a deoxy sugar. Locate reasons for these classifications in the structural formula. Number the carbon atoms in the nine-carbon chain. What is the configuration (D or L) at the highest numbered chirality center?
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