NAG

2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose

Created:	1999-07-08
Last modified:	2024-09-27

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Chemical Details
Formal Charge	0
Atom Count	30
Chiral Atom Count	5
Bond Count	30
Aromatic Bond Count	0

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Chemical Component Summary
Name	2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose
Synonyms	N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosamine; 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucose; 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucose; 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-glucose; N-ACETYL-D-GLUCOSAMINE
Systematic Name (OpenEye OEToolkits)	N-[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-6-(hydroxymethyl)-2,4,5-tris(oxidanyl)oxan-3-yl]ethanamide
Formula	C₈ H₁₅ N O₆
Molecular Weight	221.208
Type	D-SACCHARIDE, BETA LINKING

Chemical Descriptors
Type	Program	Version	Descriptor
SMILES	ACDLabs	12.01	O=C(NC1C(O)C(O)C(OC1O)CO)C
SMILES	CACTVS	3.370	CC(=O)N[CH]1[CH](O)O[CH](CO)[CH](O)[CH]1O
SMILES	OpenEye OEToolkits	1.7.6	CC(=O)NC1C(C(C(OC1O)CO)O)O
Canonical SMILES	CACTVS	3.370	CC(=O)N[C@H]1[C@H](O)O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O
Canonical SMILES	OpenEye OEToolkits	1.7.6	CC(=O)N[C@@H]1[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O[C@H]1O)CO)O)O
InChI	InChI	1.03	InChI=1S/C8H15NO6/c1-3(11)9-5-7(13)6(12)4(2-10)15-8(5)14/h4-8,10,12-14H,2H2,1H3,(H,9,11)/t4-,5-,6-,7-,8-/m1/s1
InChIKey	InChI	1.03	OVRNDRQMDRJTHS-FMDGEEDCSA-N

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank ID	DB00141
Name	N-Acetylglucosamine
Groups	investigational nutraceutical approved
Description	The N-acetyl derivative of glucosamine.
Synonyms	N-Acetylglucosamine aldehydo-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucose N-Acetylchitosamine N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine D-GlcNAc
Brand Names	ACTS38 BoswelliaGel Powerfulx Ginseng RecoveryCream Goodoh EnergyCream Cheon Shim Bo Yun ACTS38 BoswelliaGel (100ml) IMPLAHeal P.OCream Ginsamin Beauty Ultra MassageCream
Indication	For the treatment and prevention of osteoarthritis, by itself or in combination with chondroitin sulfate.
Categories	Amino Sugars Carbohydrates Dietary Supplements Hexosamines Supplements
CAS number	7512-17-6

Drug Targets

Name	Target Sequence	Pharmacological Action	Actions
Beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 1	MRLREPLLSGSAAMPGASLQRACRLLVAVCALHLGVTLVYYLAGRDLSRL...	unknown
Beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 4	MGFNLTFHLSYKFRLLLLLTLCLTVVGWATSNYFVGAIQEIPKAKEFMAN...	unknown
N-acetyl-D-glucosamine kinase	MAAIYGGVEGGGTRSEVLLVSEDGKILAEADGLSTNHWLIGTDKCVERIN...	unknown
N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphodiester alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidase	MATSTGRWLLLRLALFGFLWEASGGLDSGASRDDDLLLPYPRARARLPRD...	unknown
Alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidase	MEAVAVAAAVGVLLLAGAGGAAGDEAREAAAVRALVARLLGPGPAADFSV...	unknown	activator
N-acylglucosamine 2-epimerase	MSKGLPARQDMEKERETLQAWKERVGQELDRVVAFWMEHSHDQEHGGFFT...	unknown
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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