α-N-acetyl-D-galactosamine
Also known as GalNAc-alpha, Tn antigen saccharide component, alpha-GalpNAc, Tn saccharide component, alpha-GalNAc, Tn saccharide, Tn, Tn antigen saccharide
'''N-Acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc'''), is an amino sugar derivative of galactose.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C8H15NO6
- Molecular weight
- 221.21 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- N-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6R)-2,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]acetamide
- SMILES
- CC(=O)N[C@@H]1[C@H]([C@H]([C@H](O[C@@H]1O)CO)O)O
- InChIKey
- OVRNDRQMDRJTHS-CBQIKETKSA-N
- XLogP
- -1.7
- Polar surface area
- 119 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 5
- H-bond acceptors
- 6
- Formal charge
- 0
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'''N-Acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc'), is an amino sugar derivative of galactose.
==Function== In humans it is the terminal carbohydrate forming the antigen of blood group A.