N-Acetylgalactosamine

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| Name =N-Acetylgalactosamine

| ImageFile = N-Acetylgalactosamine Structural Formula V.1.svg

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| IUPACName = 2-(Acetylamino)-2-deoxy-D-galactose

| OtherNames = GalNAc; 2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-D-galactose; N-Acetylchondrosamine; 2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-D-galactopyranose; N-Acetyl-D-galactosamine

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| CASNo = 1811-31-0

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| PubChem = 84265

| SMILES = O[C@@H](C(CO)O[C@H](O)[C@H]1NC(C)=O)[C@H]1O

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| ChemSpiderID = 76020

| InChI = 1/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 = OVRNDRQMDRJTHS-CBQIKETKBW

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| StdInChI = 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

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| StdInChIKey = OVRNDRQMDRJTHS-CBQIKETKSA-N

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| ChEBI = 40356

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| KEGG = C01074

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| UNII = 833755V695

| DrugBank = DB03567

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| C=8 | H=15 | N=1 | O=6

| MolarMass = 221.21 g/mol

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| OtherFunction = N-Acetylglucosamine
Galactosamine
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N-Acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc), is an amino sugar derivative of galactose.