(chemistry) A salt or ester of neuraminic acid.

plural of neuraminate

Of or pertaining to neuraminic acid or its derivatives

(biochemistry) A 9-carbon atom amino carbohydrate, 5-amino-3,5-dideoxy- D-glycero-D-galacto-non-2-ulosonic acid, many of whose derivatives are found in nature, mostly as glycoproteins and gangliosides