Product Information
Name:Muramic Acid
Controlled Product
Synonyms:
- (2R)-2-[(2R,3R,4R,5R)-2-amino-4,5,6-trihydroxy-1-oxohexan-3-yl]oxypropanoic acid
Brand:TRC
Description:Applications Amino sugar found (as the N-acetyl derivative) in peptidoglycan, the main skeletal component of the bacterial cell wall. The N-acetyl derivative of muramic acid is an amino sugar that constitutes the peptidoglycan bacterial cell wall of Gram negative and Gram positive bacteria. Muramic acid is used as a chemical marker for the detection of bacterial contamination.References Stout, J., et al.: Soil Biochem., 5, 1 (1981), Chantigny, M., et al.: Soil Biol. Biochem., 32, 1561 (2000), Martens, D., et al.: J. Environ. Qual., 29, 723 (2000),
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Chemical properties
Molecular weight:251.23
Formula:C9H17NO7
Color/Form:Off-White
InChI:InChI=1S/C9H17NO7/c1-4(9(15)16)17-8(5(10)2-11)7(14)6(13)3-12/h2,4-8,12-14H,3,10H2,1H3,(H,15,16)/t4-,5+,6-,7-,8-/m1/s1
InChI key:InChIKey=MSFSPUZXLOGKHJ-WTHDNAOPSA-N
SMILES:C[C@@H](OC1C(N)[C@H](O)OC(CO)[C@H]1O)C(=O)O
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