Molecule: aldehydo-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine

The open-chain form of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine.
Synonyms for aldehydo-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine :
2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucose
D-GlcNAc
N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine
N-Acetylchitosamine
Molecular Formula: C8H15NO6
Molecular wt: 221.20784 g/mole
Charge: 0
SMILES: [H]C(=O)[C@H](NC(C)=O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)CO
InChIKey: MBLBDJOUHNCFQT-LXGUWJNJSA-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+/m0/s1
CHEBI:17411
Sample reactions for this molecule:
NAGLU hydrolyses Heparan sulfate chain(4)
NAGLU hydrolyses heparan chain(2)
HEXA cleaves the terminal GalNAc from small HA fragments
GUSB tetramer hydrolyses GlcA-β1,3-GlcNAc
The single sugars GlcA and GlcNAc translocate from the lysosome to the cytosol
The single sugars GlcA and GlcNAc translocate from the lysosome to the cytosol
MANBA hydrolyses GlcNAc:Man
HEXB cleaves the terminal GalNAc from small HA fragments