Abstract

AbstractThe synthesis of the title compound (isolated as ammonium salt (VI)) is accomplished starting from N‐acetylmannosamine (II) (produced in mole quantities by base‐catalyzed epimerization of N‐acetylglucosamine (I)) which affords N‐acetylneuraminic acid (NeuAc (IV)) in an enzymatically catalyzed reaction with pyruvate (III).

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