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A4106

N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine

≥95% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucose, D-GlcNAc

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C8H15NO6
CAS Number:
7512-17-6
Molecular Weight:
221.21
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
329770850
EC Number:
231-368-2
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1727589
MDL number:
MFCD00061615

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Product Name

N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine, ≥95% (HPLC)

InChI key

OVRNDRQMDRJTHS-RTRLPJTCSA-N

InChI

1S/C8H15NO6/c1-3(11)9-5-7(13)6(12)4(2-10)15-8(5)14/h4-8,10,12-14H,2H2,1H3,(H,9,11)/t4-,5-,6-,7-,8?/m1/s1

SMILES string

CC(=O)N[C@H]1C(O)O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O

assay

≥95% (HPLC)

form

powder

color

beige

mp

211 °C (dec.) (lit.)

solubility

water: 50 mg/mL, clear to cloudy, colorless to faintly yellow

storage temp.

−20°C

Quality Level

200

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Application

N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine (D-GlcNAc) is a derivitized glucose monomer found in polymers of bacterial cell walls, chitin, hyaluronic acids and various glycans. D-GlcNAc is used to identify, differentiate and characterize N-acetyl-β-D-hexoaminidase(s).

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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Colette Cywes-Bentley et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 110(24), E2209-E2218 (2013-05-30)
Microbial capsular antigens are effective vaccines but are chemically and immunologically diverse, resulting in a major barrier to their use against multiple pathogens. A β-(1→6)-linked poly-N-acetyl-d-glucosamine (PNAG) surface capsule is synthesized by four proteins encoded in genetic loci designated intercellular
Lucy G Weaver et al.
Carbohydrate research, 371, 68-76 (2013-03-26)
Poly-N-acetylglucosamine (PNAG) saccharides are an important constituent of bacterial biofilms, such as those produced by Staphylococcus aureus. We have developed a simple two-step iterative method for the synthesis of β-(1→6)-glucosamine oligosaccharides that are structurally similar to PNAG. We illustrate the
Gerald W Hart et al.
Nature, 446(7139), 1017-1022 (2007-04-27)
All animals and plants dynamically attach and remove O-linked beta-N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) at serine and threonine residues on myriad nuclear and cytoplasmic proteins. O-GlcNAc cycling, which is tightly regulated by the concerted actions of two highly conserved enzymes, serves as a
N-acetylglucosamine: a new osmotic solute in peritoneal dialysis solutions.
A Breborowicz et al.
Peritoneal dialysis international : journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis, 17 Suppl 2, S80-S83 (1997-01-01)
Kirsi Rilla et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 288(8), 5973-5983 (2013-01-11)
Mammals have three homologous genes encoding proteins with hyaluronan synthase activity (Has1-3), all producing an identical polymer from UDP-N-acetylglucosamine and UDP-glucuronic acid. To compare the properties of these isoenzymes, COS-1 cells, with minor endogenous hyaluronan synthesis, were transfected with human
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