Acetylglucosamine

CAS Registry Number®

7512-17-6

CAS Name

Acetylglucosamine

Molecular Formula

C8H15NO6

Molecular Mass

221.21

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    205 °C

  • Density (2)

    1.54 g/cm³

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

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

InChIKey

InChIKey=MBLBDJOUHNCFQT-LXGUWJNJSA-N

SMILES

[C@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@@H](CO)O)O)O)(NC(C)=O)C=O

Canonical SMILES

O=CC(NC(=O)C)C(O)C(O)C(O)CO

Other Names for this Substance

  • D-Glucose, 2-(acetylamino)-2-deoxy-
  • D-Glucose, 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-
  • 2-(Acetylamino)-2-deoxy-D-glucose
  • N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine
  • 2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucose

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

98632-70-3, 134-61-2, 7132-76-5, 173382-53-1, 948887-87-4

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