Muramic acid  |
| Names |
Preferred IUPAC name 2-[3-Amino-2,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-4-yl]oxypropanoic acid |
Systematic IUPAC name 2-{[3-Amino-2,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-4-yl]oxy}propanoic acid |
| Identifiers |
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3D model (JSmol) | |
| 3DMet | |
| | 2334586 |
| ChEBI | |
| ChemSpider | |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.012.923  |
| EC Number | |
| KEGG | |
| | - 441038 (2R),(3R,4R,5S,6R)
- 12313001 ,(3R,4R,5S,6R)
- 44123550 (2R),(2R,4R,6R)
- 45039974 (2R),
- 433580
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| UNII | |
InChI=1S/C9H17NO7/c1-3(8(13)14)16-7-5(10)9(15)17-4(2-11)6(7)12/h3-7,9,11-12,15H,2,10H2,1H3,(H,13,14)/t3-,4-,5-,6-,7-,9-/m1/s1  Key: MSFSPUZXLOGKHJ-KTZFPWNASA-N
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SMILES CC(OC1C(N)C(O)OC(CO)C1O)C(O)=O
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| Properties |
Chemical formula | C9H17NO7 |
| Molar mass | 251.23378 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
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Muramic acid is an amino sugar acid. In terms of chemical composition, it is the ether of lactic acid and glucosamine. It occurs naturally as N-acetylmuramic acid in peptidoglycan, whose primary function is a structural component of many typical bacterial cell walls.[1].
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