1.0 2016-05-22 05:22:10 UTC 2026-08-24 16:32:16 UTC N-Acetylglucosamine SmallMolecule N-Acetylglucosamine is an organic compound with the formula C8H15NO6 and an average molecular weight of 221.21 g/mol. N-Acetylglucosamine belongs to the carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates, a subclass of organooxygen compounds within the organic compounds. This compound is found in or released from ten recorded sources. These include electrical and electronic equipment, specifically amplifiers, television systems, loudspeakers, line transmission systems, adjustable resistors, and one additional source. It is also associated with food, food processing, and cookware, including the processing of fish, the preparation of vinegar, the preparation of wine or sparkling wine, and molasses and the treatment of molasses. N-Acetylglucosamine interacts with six recorded protein targets. It acts as an activator of Alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidase (NAGLU) and targets N-acylglucosamine 2-epimerase (RENBP), Beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 1 (B4GALT1), and Beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 4 (B4GALT4), along with two other proteins. N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine C8H15NO6 221.2078 221.089937217 N-[(2R,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydroxy-1-oxohexan-2-yl]acetamide N acetylglucosamine 7512-17-6 [H]C(=O)[C@H](NC(C)=O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)CO InChI=1S/C8H15NO6/c1-4(12)9-5(2-10)7(14)8(15)6(13)3-11/h2,5-8,11,13-15H,3H2,1H3,(H,9,12)/t5-,6+,7+,8+/m0/s1 MBLBDJOUHNCFQT-LXGUWJNJSA-N Organic compounds Organic oxygen compounds Organooxygen compounds Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates Hexoses Acetamides Aminosaccharides Beta-hydroxy aldehydes Hydrocarbon derivatives Organic oxides Organonitrogen compounds Organopnictogen compounds Polyols Primary alcohols Secondary alcohols Secondary carboxylic acid amides Acetamide Alcohol Aldehyde Aliphatic acyclic compound Amino saccharide Beta-hydroxy aldehyde Carbonyl group Carboxamide group Carboxylic acid derivative Hexose monosaccharide Hydrocarbon derivative Organic nitrogen compound Organic oxide Organonitrogen compound Organopnictogen compound Polyol Primary alcohol Secondary alcohol Secondary carboxylic acid amide Aliphatic acyclic compounds N-acetylglucosamine Detected and Not Quantified Amino Sugar Metabolism SMP0000045 Sialuria or French Type Sialuria SMP0000216 Salla Disease/Infantile Sialic Acid Storage Disease SMP0000240 Tay-Sachs Disease SMP0000390 Sialuria or French Type Sialuria SMP0125712 Salla Disease/Infantile Sialic Acid Storage Disease SMP0125714 Tay-Sachs Disease SMP0125715 logp -3.9 logp -2.10 ALOGPS logs -0.18 ALOGPS solubility 1.48e+02 g/l ALOGPS logp -3.9 ChemAxon pka_strongest_acidic 11.56 ChemAxon pka_strongest_basic -1.2 ChemAxon iupac N-[(2R,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydroxy-1-oxohexan-2-yl]acetamide ChemAxon average_mass 221.2078 ChemAxon mono_mass 221.089937217 ChemAxon smiles [H]C(=O)[C@H](NC(C)=O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)CO ChemAxon formula C8H15NO6 ChemAxon inchi InChI=1S/C8H15NO6/c1-4(12)9-5(2-10)7(14)8(15)6(13)3-11/h2,5-8,11,13-15H,3H2,1H3,(H,9,12)/t5-,6+,7+,8+/m0/s1 ChemAxon inchikey MBLBDJOUHNCFQT-LXGUWJNJSA-N ChemAxon polar_surface_area 127.09 ChemAxon refractivity 48.45 ChemAxon polarizability 20.49 ChemAxon rotatable_bond_count 6 ChemAxon acceptor_count 6 ChemAxon donor_count 5 ChemAxon physiological_charge 0 ChemAxon formal_charge 0 ChemAxon #<HealthEffect::ActiveRecord_Associations_CollectionProxy:0x00007f7222922098> DB00141 343911 BE0000391 BE0000259 BE0000109 BE0002263 BE0002265 BE0002266