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Metabolite IDPAMDB000088
Identification
Name: N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine
Description:N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine (N-acetlyglucosamine) is a monosaccharide derivative of glucose. Chemically it is an amide between glucosamine and acetic acid. A single N-acetlyglucosamine moiety linked to serine or threonine residues on nuclear and cytoplasmic proteins -O-GlcNAc, is an ubiquitous post-translational protein modification. O-GlcNAc modified proteins are involved in sensing the nutrient status of the surrounding cellular environment and adjusting the activity of cellular proteins accordingly. O-GlcNAc initiates a protective response to stress, modulates a cell's capacity to grow and divide, and regulates gene transcription. (PMID 16237703)
Structure
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Synonyms:
  • 2-(Acetylamino)-2-deoxyhexose
  • 2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucose
  • 2-Acetamido-2-deoxyglucose
  • 2-Acetamido-D-glucose
  • 2-Acetylamino-2-deoxy-D-glucose
  • N-acetylglucosamine
  • Acetylglucosamine
  • Glcnac
  • N-Acetylchitosamine
  • N-Acetylglucosamine
  • NAcGlc
Chemical Formula: C8H15NO6
Average Molecular Weight: 221.2078
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight: 221.089937217
InChI Key: OVRNDRQMDRJTHS-DMHSOCPYSA-N
InChI: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+/m0/s1
CAS number: 7512-17-6
IUPAC Name:N-[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-2,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]acetamide
Traditional IUPAC Name: N-[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-2,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]acetamide
SMILES:[H]OC([H])([H])[C@]1([H])O[C@@]([H])(O[H])[C@@]([H])(N([H])C(=O)C([H])([H])[H])[C@]([H])(O[H])[C@@]1([H])O[H]
Chemical Taxonomy
Taxonomy DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as n-acyl-alpha-hexosamines. These are carbohydrate derivatives containing a hexose moiety in which the oxygen atom is replaced by an n-acyl group.
Kingdom Organic compounds
Super ClassOrganooxygen compounds
Class Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates
Sub ClassAminosaccharides
Direct Parent N-acyl-alpha-hexosamines
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • N-acyl-alpha-hexosamine
  • Glucosamine
  • Amino sugar
  • Oxane
  • Monosaccharide
  • Secondary alcohol
  • Polyol
  • Hemiacetal
  • 1,2-diol
  • Oxacycle
  • Organoheterocyclic compound
  • Organic 1,3-dipolar compound
  • Propargyl-type 1,3-dipolar organic compound
  • Carboximidic acid derivative
  • Carboximidic acid
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Primary alcohol
  • Organonitrogen compound
  • Alcohol
  • Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compound
Molecular Framework Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compounds
External Descriptors Not Available
Physical Properties
State: Solid
Charge:0
Melting point: 210 °C
Experimental Properties:
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility:167 mg/mL [HMP experimental]PhysProp
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility254.0 mg/mLALOGPS
logP-2.6ALOGPS
logP-3.2ChemAxon
logS0.06ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)11.6ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-0.78ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count6ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count5ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area119.25 Å2ChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count2ChemAxon
Refractivity47.02 m3·mol-1ChemAxon
Polarizability20.6 Å3ChemAxon
Number of Rings1ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations: Cytoplasm
Reactions:
Pathways:
Spectra
Spectra:
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash Key
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, N/A (Annotated)splash10-0f79-0940000000-0d7d2d612ca41562809eView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, N/A (Annotated)splash10-001s-9600000000-3de4e51e2205e3ff671fView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 40V, N/A (Annotated)splash10-001j-9000000000-fcf5ccaeb65b9b59825dView in MoNA
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot Available
2D NMR[1H,1H] 2D NMR SpectrumNot Available
2D NMR[1H,13C] 2D NMR SpectrumNot Available
References
References:
  • Kanehisa, M., Goto, S., Sato, Y., Furumichi, M., Tanabe, M. (2012). "KEGG for integration and interpretation of large-scale molecular data sets." Nucleic Acids Res 40:D109-D114. Pubmed: 22080510
  • Keseler, I. M., Collado-Vides, J., Santos-Zavaleta, A., Peralta-Gil, M., Gama-Castro, S., Muniz-Rascado, L., Bonavides-Martinez, C., Paley, S., Krummenacker, M., Altman, T., Kaipa, P., Spaulding, A., Pacheco, J., Latendresse, M., Fulcher, C., Sarker, M., Shearer, A. G., Mackie, A., Paulsen, I., Gunsalus, R. P., Karp, P. D. (2011). "EcoCyc: a comprehensive database of Escherichia coli biology." Nucleic Acids Res 39:D583-D590. Pubmed: 21097882
  • Slawson, C., Housley, M. P., Hart, G. W. (2006). "O-GlcNAc cycling: how a single sugar post-translational modification is changing the way we think about signaling networks." J Cell Biochem 97:71-83. Pubmed: 16237703
  • van der Werf, M. J., Overkamp, K. M., Muilwijk, B., Coulier, L., Hankemeier, T. (2007). "Microbial metabolomics: toward a platform with full metabolome coverage." Anal Biochem 370:17-25. Pubmed: 17765195
  • Winder, C. L., Dunn, W. B., Schuler, S., Broadhurst, D., Jarvis, R., Stephens, G. M., Goodacre, R. (2008). "Global metabolic profiling of Escherichia coli cultures: an evaluation of methods for quenching and extraction of intracellular metabolites." Anal Chem 80:2939-2948. Pubmed: 18331064
Synthesis Reference: Zhang, He; Qi, Shanlong; Yang, Shenggui. Production of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine from chitin. Faming Zhuanli Shenqing Gongkai Shuomingshu (2006), 6pp.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Download (PDF)
External Links:
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CHEBI ID17411
HMDB IDHMDB00215
Pubchem Compound ID439174
Kegg IDC00140
ChemSpider ID10035566
WikipediaN-acetylglucosamine
BioCyc IDN-ACETYL-D-GLUCOSAMINE
EcoCyc IDN-ACETYL-D-GLUCOSAMINE
Ligand ExpoNGZ

Enzymes

General function:
Involved in protein-N(PI)-phosphohistidine-sugar phosphotransferase activity
Specific function:
The phosphoenolpyruvate-dependent sugar phosphotransferase system (sugar PTS), a major carbohydrate active -transport system, catalyzes the phosphorylation of incoming sugar substrates concomitantly with their translocation across the cell membrane. This system is involved in N-acetylglucosamine transport
Gene Name:
nagE
Locus Tag:
PA3761
Molecular weight:
60.6 kDa
Reactions
Protein EIIA N(pi)-phospho-L-histidine + protein EIIB = protein EIIA + protein EIIB N(pi)-phospho-L-histidine/cysteine.
Protein EIIB N(pi)-phospho-L-histidine/cysteine + sugar = protein EIIB + sugar phosphate.
General function:
Involved in beta-N-acetylhexosaminidase activity
Specific function:
Cleaves GlcNAc linked beta-1,4 to MurNAc tripeptides
Gene Name:
nagZ
Locus Tag:
PA3005
Molecular weight:
36.1 kDa
Reactions
Hydrolysis of terminal non-reducing N-acetyl-D-hexosamine residues in N-acetyl-beta-D-hexosaminides.

Transporters

General function:
Involved in protein-N(PI)-phosphohistidine-sugar phosphotransferase activity
Specific function:
The phosphoenolpyruvate-dependent sugar phosphotransferase system (sugar PTS), a major carbohydrate active -transport system, catalyzes the phosphorylation of incoming sugar substrates concomitantly with their translocation across the cell membrane. This system is involved in N-acetylglucosamine transport
Gene Name:
nagE
Locus Tag:
PA3761
Molecular weight:
60.6 kDa
Reactions
Protein EIIA N(pi)-phospho-L-histidine + protein EIIB = protein EIIA + protein EIIB N(pi)-phospho-L-histidine/cysteine.
Protein EIIB N(pi)-phospho-L-histidine/cysteine + sugar = protein EIIB + sugar phosphate.