Muramic acid

Muramic acid
Names
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
Identifiers
1114-41-6 N
3D model (Jmol) Interactive image
3DMet B05203
2334586
ChEBI CHEBI:7027 N
ChemSpider 7992151 α-muramic acid N
389857 muramic acid (mixture of anomers) YesY
394190 β-muramic acid YesY
ECHA InfoCard 100.012.923
EC Number 214-214-9
KEGG C06470 N
PubChem 441038 (2R),(3R,4R,5S,6R)
12313001 (),(3R,4R,5S,6R)
44123550 (2R),(2R,4R,6R)
45039974 (2R),()
433580
UNII D42T32747Z N
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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Infobox references

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]

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