M2503

Muramic acid

≥95% (TLC)

• Synonym(s): 2-Amino-3-O-(1-carboxyethyl)-2-deoxy-D-glucose
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₉H₁₇NO₇
• CAS Number: 1114-41-6
• Molecular Weight: 251.23
• Beilstein: 1713780
• MDL number: MFCD00213428
• UNSPSC Code: 12352201
• PubChem Substance ID: 24896737
• NACRES: NA.25

Properties

• Assay: ≥95% (TLC)
• form: powder
• optical activity: [α]25/D 95 to 120°, c = 0.26% (w/v) in water
• color: white to off-white
• mp: 153 °C
• solubility: water: 20 mg/mL, clear to very slightly hazy, colorless to faintly yellow
• storage temp.: −20°C
• SMILES string: C[C@@H](O[C@H]([C@@H](N)C=O)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)CO)C(O)=O
• InChI: 1S/C9H17NO7/c1-4(9(15)16)17-8(5(10)2-11)7(14)6(13)3-12/h2,4-8,12-14H,3,10H2,1H3,(H,15,16)/t4-,5+,6-,7-,8-/m1/s1
• InChI key: ZZHZYDXMAKUKNS-OZRXBMAMSA-N

Description

General description

Muramic acid is a marker for Gram-positive bacteria.

Application

Muramic acid has been used in a study to examine the association of house dust microbial content with cytokine-producing capacity at birth and at 1 year of age. It has also been used in studies to investigate novel bacteria strains isolated from air and soil samples collected from Korea and Thailand.

Other Notes

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Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 11 - Combustible Solids
• WGK: WGK 1
• Flash Point(F): 57.2 °F - closed cup
• Flash Point(C): 14.0 °C - closed cup
• Personal Protective Equipment: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves