A2795

N-Acetyl-D-galactosamine

≥98% (HPLC)

• Synonym(s): 2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-D-galactose, D-GalNAc, N-Acetylchondrosamine
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₈H₁₅NO₆
• CAS Number: 1811-31-0
• Molecular Weight: 221.21
• Beilstein: 2331340
• EC Number: 217-321-9
• MDL number: MFCD00065372
• UNSPSC Code: 12352201
• PubChem Substance ID: 24890693
• NACRES: NA.25

Properties

• Assay: ≥98% (HPLC)
• form: powder
• technique(s): HPLC: suitable
• color: white
• mp: 160 °C
• solubility: water: 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless
• storage temp.: 2-8°C
• SMILES string: CC(=O)N[C@H]1C(O)O[C@H](CO)[C@H](O)[C@@H]1O
• 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
• InChI key: OVRNDRQMDRJTHS-KEWYIRBNSA-N

Description

General description

N-Acetyl-D-galactosamine (GalNAc), an amino sugar, is a component of many O-linked and N-linked glycan structures. As uridine diphosphate (UDP)-GalNAc, GalNAc is the initial O-linked sugar to many serine and threonine residues in protein glycosylations.

Application

N-Acetyl-D-galactosamine has been used:

• as a Dolichos biflorus agglutinin (DBA) haptenic sugar in lectin bead binding assay
• to assess the specificity of lectin binding using lectin blot inhibition
• in immunohistochemistry to pre-adsorb Wisteria floribunda lectin

N-Acetyl-D-galactosamine (GalNAc), an aminosugar, is a component of many O-linked and N-linked glycan structures. As UDP-GalNAc, GalNAc is the intial O-linked sugar to many serine and threonine residues in protein glycosylations.

Other Notes

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Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 11 - Combustible Solids
• WGK: WGK 3
• Flash Point(F): Not applicable
• Flash Point(C): Not applicable
• Personal Protective Equipment: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves