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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 | |
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3D model (JSmol)
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2334586 | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.012.923 |
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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Properties | |
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]