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N-Glycolylneuraminic acid, a Common card
N-Glycolylneuraminic acid is a sialic acid molecule found in most non-human mammals.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 60
- DEF
- 35
- Power
- 95
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 6,700
Power 95 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 35 % of WikiCards cards.
N-Glycolylneuraminic acid quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the N-Glycolylneuraminic acid card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Humans cannot ______ Neu5Gc because the human gene CMAH is irreversibly mutated, though it is found in other apes.
Answer
synthesize. Humans cannot synthesize Neu5Gc because the human gene CMAH is irreversibly mutated, though it is found in other apes. From the N-Glycolylneuraminic acid article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Albert Claude. Albert Claude 63 · N-Glycolylneuraminic acid 60 · Éva Tardos 56 · Charles E. Leiserson 53 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Humans cannot synthesize Neu5Gc because the human gene CMAH is irreversibly mutated, though it is found in other apes.
- The gene CMAH encodes CMP-N-acetylneuraminic acid hydroxylase, which is the enzyme responsible for CMP-Neu5Gc from CMP-N-acetylneuraminic acid.
- This loss of CMAH is estimated to have occurred two to three million years ago, just before the emergence of the genus Homo.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The N-Glycolylneuraminic acid article was read about 6,700 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 60 and blocks with 35: each hit it takes is cut by 14 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, N-Glycolylneuraminic acid (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : self, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
