Talk:N-Acetylneuraminic acid

why sialic acid called as it contains nine carbon backbone but really its having 11 carbon — Preceding unsigned comment added by 14.139.57.98 (talk) 06:16, 18 July 2014 (UTC)

The structure is incorrect, the carboxylate should be equatorial. Cyclohex-Anon (talk) 08:29, 20 August 2023 (UTC)