N-Acetylgalactosamine

N-Acetylgalactosamine
Names
	IUPAC name 2-(Acetylamino)-2-deoxy-D-galactose
	Other names GalNAc; 2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-D-galactose; N-Acetylchondrosamine; 2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-D-galactopyranose; N-Acetyl-D-galactosamine
Identifiers
CAS Number	1811-31-0 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:40356 ;
ChemSpider	76020 ;
DrugBank	DB03567;
KEGG	C01074 ;
PubChem CID	84265;
UNII	833755V695 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID70884733 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C8H15NO6/c1-3(11)9-5-7(13)6(12)4(2-10)15-8(5)14/h4-8,10,12-14H,2H2,1H3,(H,9,11)/t4-,5-,6+,7-,8+/m1/s1 Key: OVRNDRQMDRJTHS-CBQIKETKSA-N ; InChI=1/C8H15NO6/c1-3(11)9-5-7(13)6(12)4(2-10)15-8(5)14/h4-8,10,12-14H,2H2,1H3,(H,9,11)/t4-,5-,6+,7-,8+/m1/s1 Key: OVRNDRQMDRJTHS-CBQIKETKBW;
	SMILES O[C@@H](C(CO)O[C@H](O)[C@H]1NC(C)=O)[C@H]1O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C8H15NO6
Molar mass	221.21 g/mol
Melting point	172 to 173 °C (342 to 343 °F; 445 to 446 K)
Related compounds
Related monosaccharides	N-Acetylglucosamine; Galactosamine; Galactose
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N-Acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc), is an amino sugar derivative of galactose.