Date of Award:
5-1-1984
Document Type:
Dissertation
Degree Name:
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department:
Biology
Department name when degree awarded
Physiology
Committee Chair(s)
Raymond T. Sanders
Committee
Raymond T. Sanders
Committee
Thomas L. Bahler
Committee
Warren C. Foote
Committee
Datus M. Hammond
Committee
Harris O. Van Orden
Abstract
An intriguing and dynamic chapter in the history of biochemical research concerns the acylated derivatives of neuraminic acid, the so-called "sialic acids." These substances have been found to occur naturally as constituents of a wide variety of mucoproteins, mucolipids, and related compounds. Because of their vast distribution throughout the animal kingdom, considerable attention has been focused on the chemical, physical, and biological properties of these acids. Attendant studies have shown the functional integrity of certain of the protein and lipid conjugates to be dependent on the presence of sialic acid residues, thereby assigning physiological importance to the acylated derivatives of neuraminic acid.
Recommended Citation
Jensen, Donald Reed, "The Distribution of Sialic Acid in Selected Tissues and Body Fluids During the Female Reproductive Cycle" (1984). Biology. 522.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd_biology/522
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