N-Acetyl-D-galactosamine - 10mM in DMSO , CAS No.1811-31-0

CAS: 1811-31-0 Cat. No.: N422223 Molecular Weight: 221.21 Beilstein Registry Number: 2331340 EC Number: 217-321-9

GRADE & PURITY 10mM in DMSO

Synonyms

D-GalNAc | AC-32131 | UNII-833755V695 | rel-N-Acetyl-D-galactosamine | SCHEMBL29837 | 923F43AC-F163-4F64-95A2-69FD76AC3C0E | AMY31299 | N-[(2R,3R,4R,5R)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydroxy-1-oxohexan-2-yl]acetamide | D-Galactose,2-(acetylamino)-2-deoxy- | s3128 | 833755

Storage

Store at -80°C

Shipped In

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Overview

N-Acetyl-D-galactosamine (GalNAc), an aminosugar, is a component of many O-linked and N-linked glycan structures. As UDP-GalNAc, GalNAc is the intial O-linked sugar to many serine and threonine residues in protein glycosylations.

D-N-Acetylgalactosamine is an endogenous metabolite.

Specifications

Synonyms

D-GalNAc | AC-32131 | UNII-833755V695 | rel-N-Acetyl-D-galactosamine | SCHEMBL29837 | 923F43AC-F163-4F64-95A2-69FD76AC3C0E | AMY31299 | N-[(2R, 3R, 4R, 5R)-3, 4, 5, 6-tetrahydroxy-1-oxohexan-2-yl]acetamide | D-Galactose, 2-(acetylamino)-2-deoxy- | s3128 | 833755

Specifications & Purity

10mM in DMSO

Storage

Store at -80°C

Shipped In

Dry ice packs + Cold packs

This product requires cold chain shipping. Ground and other economy services are not available.

Names and Identifiers

• Canonical Smiles: CC(=O)NC(C=O)C(C(C(CO)O)O)O
• IUPAC Name: N-[(2R,3R,4R,5R)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydroxy-1-oxohexan-2-yl]acetamide
• InChIKey: MBLBDJOUHNCFQT-OSMVPFSASA-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
• Isomeric SMILES: CC(=O)N[C@@H](C=O)[C@H]([C@H]([C@@H](CO)O)O)O
• WGK Germany: 3
• Alternate CAS: 14215-68-0;10036-64-3;7772-94-3
• Molecular Weight: 221.21
• Beilstein: 2331340
• Reaxy-Rn: 22143285
• Reaxys-RN_link_address: https://www.reaxys.com/reaxys/secured/hopinto.do?context=S&query=IDE.XRN=22143285&ln=

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomy Tree

• Kingdom Organic compounds
  • Superclass Organic oxygen compounds
    • Class Organooxygen compounds
      • Subclass Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates
        • Level5 Monosaccharides
          • Level6 Hexoses

• Kingdom: Organic compounds
• Superclass: Organic oxygen compounds
• Class: Organooxygen compounds
• Subclass: Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates
• Intermediate Tree Nodes: Monosaccharides
• Direct Parent: Hexoses
• Alternative Parents: Aminosaccharides Beta-hydroxy aldehydes Acetamides Secondary carboxylic acid amides Secondary alcohols Polyols Primary alcohols Organopnictogen compounds Organonitrogen compounds Organic oxides Hydrocarbon derivatives
• Molecular Framework: Aliphatic acyclic compounds
• Substituents: Hexose monosaccharide - Amino saccharide - Beta-hydroxy aldehyde - Acetamide - Carboxamide group - Secondary alcohol - Secondary carboxylic acid amide - Carboxylic acid derivative - Polyol - Aldehyde - Organonitrogen compound - Organic oxide - Alcohol - Organopnictogen compound - Carbonyl group - Organic nitrogen compound - Primary alcohol - Hydrocarbon derivative - Aliphatic acyclic compound
• Description: This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hexoses. These are monosaccharides in which the sugar unit is a is a six-carbon containing moeity.
• External Descriptors: Not available

Data sources

1. Djoumbou Feunang Y, Eisner R, Knox C, Chepelev L, Hastings J, Owen G, Fahy E, Steinbeck C, Subramanian S, Bolton E, Greiner R, and Wishart DS. ClassyFire: Automated Chemical Classification With A Comprehensive, Computable Taxonomy. Journal of Cheminformatics, 2016, 8:61.

DOI: 10.1186/s13321-016-0174-y

Chemical and Physical Properties

• Sensitivity: light sensitive;Hygroscopic
• Melt Point(°C): 140-165°C
• Molecular Weight: 221.210 g/mol
• XLogP3: -3.400
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 5
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 6
• Rotatable Bond Count: 6
• Exact Mass: 221.09 Da
• Monoisotopic Mass: 221.09 Da
• Topological Polar Surface Area: 127.000 Ų
• Heavy Atom Count: 15
• Formal Charge: 0
• Complexity: 221.000
• Isotope Atom Count: 0
• Defined Atom Stereocenter Count: 4
• Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
• Defined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• The total count of all stereochemical bonds: 0
• Covalently-Bonded Unit Count: 1

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