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Category:GO:0033691 ! sialic acid binding
name: sialic acid binding
namespace: molecular_function
def: "Binding to a sialic acid, a N- or O- substituted derivative of neuraminic acid, a nine carbon monosaccharide. Sialic acids often occur in polysaccharides, glycoproteins, and glycolipids in animals and bacteria." [GOC:add, ISBN:9780721601465]
synonym: "N-acetylneuraminic acid binding" NARROW []
is_a: GO:0031406 ! carboxylic acid binding
is_a: GO:0097367 ! carbohydrate derivative binding
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<GOterm>GO:0033691</GOterm>
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