D-Galactosamine hydrochloride

CAS: 1772-03-8

Ref. 3D-G-1500

Product Information

• Name: D-Galactosamine hydrochloride
• Synonyms: 2-Amino-2-deoxy-D-galactopyranose hydrochloride D-Chondrosamine HCl
• Brand: Biosynth
• Description: D-Galactosamine (GalN) is an aldohexose (2-Amino-2-deoxygalactose) in which the hydroxyl group at position 2 is replaced by an amino group (Collins, 2006). Galactosamine (as the N-Acetyl derivative) forms a key part of both N- and O-linked glycoproteins, glycolipids and glycosaminoglycans. Treatment of experimental animals with D-galactosamine / lipopolysaccharide causes lethal liver injury characterized by apoptosis of the hepatocyte and it is used as a laboratory model to study the effect of therapeutic agents (Hirono, 2001).

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 215.63 g/mol
• Formula: C₆H₁₄ClNO₅