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N-Acetylmannosamine



N-Acetylmannosamine
IUPAC name 2-(Acetylamino)-2-deoxy-β-D-mannopyranose
Identifiers
CAS number 7772-94-3
PubChem 24139
SMILES OCC1C(O)C(O)C(NC(C)=O)C(O)O1
Properties
Molecular formula C8H15NO6
Molar mass 221.21 g/mol
Melting point

118-121 °C

Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox disclaimer and references

N-Acetylmannosamine is a monosaccharide involved in a range of metabolic processes. It is an amino sugar that is a constituent of neuraminic acids, glycolipids and glycoproteins, and is used for the synthesis of sialic acid.


 
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "N-Acetylmannosamine". A list of authors is available in Wikipedia.
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