Molecule: N-acetyl-D-galactosamine

The D-enantiomer of N-acetylgalactosamine.
Synonyms for N-acetyl-D-galactosamine :
2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-D-galactose
D-GalNAc
GalNAc
N-Acetyl-D-chondrosamine
N-Acetyl-D-galactosamine
N-acetyl-D-galactosamine
WURCS=2.0/1,1,0/[a2112h-1x_1-5_2*NCC/3=O]/1/
Molecular Formula: C8H15NO6
Molecular wt: 221.20784 g/mole
Charge: 0
SMILES: CC(=O)N[C@H]1C(O)O[C@H](CO)[C@H](O)[C@@H]1O
InChIKey: OVRNDRQMDRJTHS-KEWYIRBNSA-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
CHEBI:28037
Sample reactions for this molecule:
bHEXA hydrolyzes GM2A:GM2 to GM2A:GM3
bHEXA,bHEXB hydrolyze PSAP(195-273):Gb4Cer:PE
HEXA cleaves the terminal GalNAc from keratan sulfate
HEXA cleaves the terminal GalNAc from DS
HEXB cleaves the terminal GalNAc from DS
HEXB cleaves the terminal GalNAc from keratan sulfate
bHEXA,bHEXB hydrolyze GM2A:GA2 to GM2A:LacCer
bHEXA,bHEXS hydrolyze GM2A:SM2