A8625
N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine
≥99% (HPLC)
Synonym(s):
2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucose, D-GlcNAc
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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C8H15NO6
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
221.21
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
231-368-2
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1727589
MDL number:
biological source
crab (red)
assay
≥99% (HPLC)
form
powder
technique(s)
HPLC: suitable
color
white to off-white
mp
211 °C (dec.) (lit.)
solubility
H2O: 50 mg/mL, clear to very slightly hazy (colorless to faint yellow solution)
storage temp.
−20°C
Quality Level
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General description
N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) is the acetylated derivative of glucosamine (GlcN). It is an important component of proteoglycans, glycoproteins, glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), and other building units found in connective tissue.
Application
N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine has been used:
- as sugar for competitive inhibition in lectin histochemistry
- as a component in Barbour-Stonner-Kelly (BSK) medium for cultivating Borrelia burgdorferi spirochetes strains
- as a component of binding buffer to suspend Streptococcus pneumoniae strains for inhibition assay to examine the specificity of M-ficolin binding to S. pneumoniae strains
Biochem/physiol Actions
N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) is mainly used in the food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industries.
Other Notes
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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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Mikkel Girke Jørgensen et al.
Genes & development, 27(10), 1132-1145 (2013-05-15)
Many bacterial small RNAs (sRNAs) regulate gene expression through base-pairing with mRNAs, and it has been assumed that these sRNAs act solely by this one mechanism. Here we report that the multicellular adhesive (McaS) sRNA of Escherichia coli uniquely acts
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
Kwang-Hyup Lee et al.
Tissue & cell, 48(4), 361-369 (2016-05-29)
The morphological characteristics and glycoconjugate composition of the vomeronasal organ (VNO) of the horse was investigated using histological, immunohistochemical, and lectin histochemical methods. The VNO is bilaterally located at the base of the nasal septum, has a tubular structure surrounded
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)
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