Molecule: aldehydo-N-acetyl-D-mannosamine

An N-acetylmannosamine in open-chain aldehyde form with D-configuration.
Synonyms for aldehydo-N-acetyl-D-mannosamine :
2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-D-mannose
D-ManNAc
N-Acetyl-D-mannosamine
N-acetyl-D-mannosamine
Molecular Formula: C8H15NO6
Molecular wt: 221.208 g/mole
Charge: 0
SMILES: C([C@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@@H](CO)O)O)O)NC(=O)C)=O
InChIKey: MBLBDJOUHNCFQT-WCTZXXKLSA-N
InChI=1S/C8H15NO6/c1-4(12)9-5(2-10)7(14)8(15)6(13)3-11/h2,5-8,11,13-15H,3H2,1H3,(H,9,12)/t5-,6-,7-,8-/m1/s1
CHEBI:17122
Sample reactions for this molecule:
GNE hydrolyzes/epimerises UDP-GlcNAc to ManNAc and UDP
GNE phosphorylates ManNAc to ManNAc-6-P
Defective GNE does not phosphorylate ManNAc to ManNAc-6-P