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N-Acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) is an amide derivative of the monosaccharide glucose. It is a secondary amide between glucosamine and acetic acid. It is significant in several biological systems.   Wikipedia

  • SMILES: CC(=O)N[C@H]1[C@H](O)O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O
  • InChIKey: OVRNDRQMDRJTHS-FMDGEEDCSA-N
  • Mol. Mass: 221.21
  • ALogP: -3.08
  • ChEMBL Molecule:
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2-acetamido-2-deoxy-d-glucose | acetylglucosamine | aldehydo-n-acetyl-d-glucosamine | d-glcnac | n-acetylchitosamine | n-acetyl-d-glucosamine | n-acetylglucosamine

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