Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2020-10-27 23:29:19 UTC
Update Date2022-08-30 23:29:47 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0000071
Metabolite Identification
Common NameN-Acetylgalactosamine
DescriptionAcetylgalactosamine is an important constituent of brain heteropolysaccharides (glycoproteins). The concentration of the N-acetylgalactosamine-containing glycoproteins in the 3-year-old cerebral gray matter from human brain is 7-15 times greater than in 8-year old tissue and 15-30 times greater than in 72-year-old tissue. (PMID 1207868 ). Acetylgalactosamine patterns of the composition of the soluble glycoproteins from endoscopic mucosal biopsies tends to decrease in the tumor area in cancer of the stomach (compared with the antrum and corpus of control stomachs). (PMID: 7151277 ). Chondroitin 6-sulfotransferase (C6ST) is the key enzyme in the biosynthesis of chondroitin 6-sulfate, a glycosaminoglycan implicated in chondrogenesis, neoplasia, atherosclerosis, and other processes. C6ST catalyzes the transfer of sulfate from 3'-phosphoadenosine 5'-phosphosulfate to carbon 6 of the N- Acetylgalactosamine residues of chondroitin. (PMID: 9639683 ).
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
2-(Acetylamino)-2-deoxy-alpha-D-galactopyranoseChEBI
alpha-GalNAcChEBI
alpha-GalpNAcChEBI
GalNAc-alphaChEBI
TnChEBI
TN Antigen saccharideChEBI
TN Antigen saccharide componentChEBI
TN SaccharideChEBI
TN Saccharide componentChEBI
2-(Acetylamino)-2-deoxy-a-D-galactopyranoseGenerator
2-(Acetylamino)-2-deoxy-α-D-galactopyranoseGenerator
a-GalNAcGenerator
Α-galnacGenerator
a-GalpNAcGenerator
Α-galpnacGenerator
GalNAc-aGenerator
GalNAc-αGenerator
2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-a-D-allopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-a-D-glucopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-alpha-D-allopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-alpha-D-glucopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-alpha-delta-allopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-alpha-delta-glucopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-b-D-glucopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-delta-glucopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetamido-2-desoxy-b-D-talofuranoseHMDB
2-Acetamido-2-desoxy-beta-D-talofuranoseHMDB
2-Acetamido-2-desoxy-beta-delta-talofuranoseHMDB
2-Acetamino-2-deoxy-a-D-glucoseHMDB
2-Acetamino-2-deoxy-alpha-D-glucoseHMDB
2-Acetamino-2-deoxy-alpha-delta-glucoseHMDB
2-Acetamino-2-desoxy-a-D-glucopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetamino-2-desoxy-alpha-D-glucopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetamino-2-desoxy-alpha-delta-glucopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetamino-2-desoxy-D-galaktoseHMDB
2-Acetamino-2-desoxy-D-glucoseHMDB
2-Acetamino-2-desoxy-delta-galaktoseHMDB
2-Acetamino-2-desoxy-delta-glucoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-deoxy-a-D-galactopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-deoxy-a-D-glucopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-deoxy-a-D-mannopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-deoxy-alpha-D-galactopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-deoxy-alpha-D-glucopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-deoxy-alpha-D-mannopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-deoxy-alpha-delta-galactopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-deoxy-alpha-delta-glucopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-deoxy-alpha-delta-mannopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-deoxy-b-D-allopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-deoxy-b-D-altropyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-deoxy-b-D-galactopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-deoxy-b-D-glucopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-deoxy-b-D-mannopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-deoxy-beta-D-allopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-deoxy-beta-D-altropyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-deoxy-beta-D-galactopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-deoxy-beta-D-mannopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-deoxy-beta-delta-allopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-deoxy-beta-delta-altropyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-deoxy-beta-delta-galactopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-deoxy-beta-delta-glucopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-deoxy-beta-delta-mannopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-desoxy-a-D-galaktoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-desoxy-a-D-mannoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-desoxy-alpha-D-galaktoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-desoxy-alpha-D-mannoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-desoxy-alpha-delta-galaktoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-desoxy-alpha-delta-mannoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-desoxy-b-D-galaktoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-desoxy-b-D-mannoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-desoxy-beta-D-galaktoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-desoxy-beta-D-mannoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-desoxy-beta-delta-galaktoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-desoxy-beta-delta-mannoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-desoxy-D-mannoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-desoxy-delta-mannoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-2-desoxy-DL-glucopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-a-D-2-deoxy-galactopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-a-D-2-deoxy-glucopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-a-D-2-deoxy-glucoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-a-D-2-deoxy-mannopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-alpha-D-2-deoxy-galactopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-alpha-D-2-deoxy-glucopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-alpha-D-2-deoxy-glucoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-alpha-D-2-deoxy-mannopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-alpha-delta-2-deoxy-galactopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-alpha-delta-2-deoxy-glucopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-alpha-delta-2-deoxy-glucoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-alpha-delta-2-deoxy-mannopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-b-D-2-deoxy-galactopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-b-D-2-deoxy-glucopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-b-D-2-deoxy-mannopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-beta-D-2-deoxy-galactopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-beta-D-2-deoxy-glucopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-beta-D-2-deoxy-mannopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-beta-delta-2-deoxy-galactopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-beta-delta-2-deoxy-glucopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-beta-delta-2-deoxy-mannopyranoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-D-2-deoxy-galactoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-D-2-deoxy-glucoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-D-2-deoxy-guloseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-D-2-deoxy-idoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-D-2-deoxy-mannoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-D-2-deoxy-taloseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-delta-2-deoxy-galactoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-delta-2-deoxy-glucoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-delta-2-deoxy-guloseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-delta-2-deoxy-idoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-delta-2-deoxy-mannoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-delta-2-deoxy-taloseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-L-2-deoxy-galactoseHMDB
2-Acetylamino-L-2-deoxy-mannoseHMDB
a-2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-D-galactoseHMDB
alpha-2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-D-galactoseHMDB
alpha-2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-delta-galactoseHMDB
GalNAcHMDB
N-(2,4,5-Trihydroxy-6-hydroxymethyl-tetrahydro-pyran-3-yl)-acetamideHMDB
N-Acetyl-a-D-glucosamineHMDB
N-Acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamineHMDB
N-Acetyl-alpha-delta-glucosamineHMDB
N-Acetyl-D-allosamineHMDB
N-Acetyl-D-galactosamineHMDB
N-Acetyl-delta-allosamineHMDB
N-Acetyl-delta-galactosamineHMDB
N-AcetylgalactosaminHMDB
N-AcetylglucosaminHMDB
N-AcetylgluosaminHMDB
N-AcetylmannosaminHMDB
2 Acetamido 2 deoxy D galactoseHMDB
2-Acetamido-2-D-galactopyranoseHMDB
AcetylgalactosamineHMDB
2-Acetamido-2-deoxygalactoseHMDB
N Acetyl D galactosamineHMDB
2 Acetamido 2 D galactopyranoseHMDB
2 Acetamido 2 deoxygalactoseHMDB
2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-D-galactoseHMDB
N-Acetyl-a-D-galactosamineHMDB
N-Acetyl-α-D-galactosamineHMDB
a-N-Acetyl-D-galactosamineHMDB
Α-N-acetyl-D-galactosamineHMDB
Molecular FormulaC8H15NO6
Average Mass221.2078
Monoisotopic Mass221.089937217
IUPAC NameN-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6R)-2,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]acetamide
Traditional Nameα-GalNAc
CAS Registry Number1811-31-0
SMILES
CC(=O)N[C@H]1[C@@H](O)O[C@H](CO)[C@H](O)[C@@H]1O
InChI Identifier
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 KeyOVRNDRQMDRJTHS-CBQIKETKSA-N