N-Acetylmannosamine

N-Acetylmannosamine
Names
	IUPAC name 2-(Acetylamino)-2-deoxy-β-D-mannopyranose
Identifiers
CAS Number	7772-94-3 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1231391 ;
ChemSpider	9271300 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.127.007
PubChem CID	11096158;
UNII	88J1ZMR63L ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID20884420 ;
	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-OZRXBMAMSA-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-OZRXBMAMBC;
	SMILES O[C@@H]1O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@@H]1NC(C)=O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C8H15NO6
Molar mass	221.21 g/mol
Melting point	118 to 121 °C (244 to 250 °F; 391 to 394 K)
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N-Acetylmannosamine is a hexosamine monosaccharide. It is a neutral, stable naturally occurring compound. N-Acetylmannosamine is also known as N-Acetyl-D-mannosamine monohydrate, (which has the CAS Registry Number: 676347-48-1), N-Acetyl-D-mannosamine which can be abbreviated to ManNAc or, less commonly, NAM). ManNAc is the first committed biological precursor of N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac, sialic acid) (Figure 1). Sialic acids are the negatively charged, terminal monosaccharides of carbohydrate chains that are attached to glycoproteins and glycolipids (glycans).