A1EJ0

N-Acetylglucosamine

Created:2025-01-18
Last modified:  2025-09-24

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Chemical Details

Formal Charge0
Atom Count30
Chiral Atom Count4
Bond Count29
Aromatic Bond Count0
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Chemical Component Summary

NameN-Acetylglucosamine
Systematic Name (OpenEye OEToolkits)~{N}-[(2~{R},3~{R},4~{S},5~{R})-3,4,5,6-tetrakis(oxidanyl)-1-oxidanylidene-hexan-2-yl]ethanamide
FormulaC8 H15 N O6
Molecular Weight221.208
TypeD-SACCHARIDE

Chemical Descriptors

TypeProgramVersionDescriptor
SMILESCACTVS3.385CC(=O)N[CH](C=O)[CH](O)[CH](O)[CH](O)CO
SMILESOpenEye OEToolkits2.0.7CC(=O)NC(C=O)C(C(C(CO)O)O)O
Canonical SMILESCACTVS3.385 CC(=O)N[C@@H](C=O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)CO
Canonical SMILESOpenEye OEToolkits2.0.7 CC(=O)N[C@@H](C=O)[C@H]([C@@H]([C@@H](CO)O)O)O
InChIInChI1.06 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
InChIKeyInChI1.06 MBLBDJOUHNCFQT-LXGUWJNJSA-N

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank data are sourced from datasets licensed under a Creative Common's Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
DrugBank IDDB00141 
NameN-Acetylglucosamine
Groups
  • investigational
  • approved
  • nutraceutical
DescriptionThe N-acetyl derivative of glucosamine.
Synonyms
  • N-Acetylglucosamine
  • N-Acetylchitosamine
  • aldehydo-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine
  • D-GlcNAc
  • N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine
Brand Names
  • IMPLAHeal P.OCream
  • Ginsamin Beauty
  • Iris Ink Eye Drops
  • ACTS38 BoswelliaGel (100ml)
  • ACTS38 BoswelliaGel
IndicationFor the treatment and prevention of osteoarthritis, by itself or in combination with chondroitin sulfate.
Categories
  • Amino Sugars
  • Carbohydrates
  • Dietary Supplements
  • Hexosamines
  • Supplements
CAS number7512-17-6

Drug Targets

DrugBank data are sourced from datasets licensed under a Creative Common's Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
NameTarget SequencePharmacological ActionActions
Beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 1MRLREPLLSGSAAMPGASLQRACRLLVAVCALHLGVTLVYYLAGRDLSRL...unknown
Beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 4MGFNLTFHLSYKFRLLLLLTLCLTVVGWATSNYFVGAIQEIPKAKEFMAN...unknown
N-acetyl-D-glucosamine kinaseMAAIYGGVEGGGTRSEVLLVSEDGKILAEADGLSTNHWLIGTDKCVERIN...unknown
N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphodiester alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidaseMATSTGRWLLLRLALFGFLWEASGGLDSGASRDDDLLLPYPRARARLPRD...unknown
Alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidaseMEAVAVAAAVGVLLLAGAGGAAGDEAREAAAVRALVARLLGPGPAADFSV...unknownactivator
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Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison T, Liu P, Ly S, Frolkis A, Pon A, Banco K, Mak C, Neveu V, Djoumbou Y, Eisner R, Guo AC, Wishart DS. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan; 39 (Database issue):D1035-41. | PMID:21059682

Related Resource References

Resource NameReference
PubChem 1738118
ChEMBL CHEMBL4303483
ChEBI CHEBI:17411