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Home/Compounds/Pharmaceutical Intermediate/(2R,3R,4S,5R)-2-amino-3,4,5,6-tetrahydroxyhexanal
C6H13NO5
179.17 g/mol
Pharmaceutical Intermediate

D-glucosamine

CAS3416-24-8EC222-311-2
Category
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Intermediate

D-glucosamine is an amino sugar that serves as a key precursor in the biochemical synthesis of glycosylated proteins and lipids. It is a structural component of the polysaccharides chitosan and chitin and is one of the most abundant monosaccharides.

Precursor for glycosylated proteins and lipidsStructural component of chitosan and chitin

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

(3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-amino-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,4,5-triol

InChIKey

MSWZFWKMSRAUBD-IVMDWMLBSA-N

SMILES

C([C@@H]1[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](C(O1)O)N)O)O)O

Synonyms (38)
  • Glucosamina [INN-Spanish]
  • Glucosamine (USAN/INN)
  • Glucosaminum [INN-Latin]
  • 2-Amino-2-deoxy-D-glucose
  • 2-Amino-2-deoxy-glucose
  • 2-Amino-2-deoxyhexopyranose #
  • 2-Aminoglucose
  • 2-Deoxy-2-Amino-Glucopyranose
  • 2-Deoxy-2-amino-D-glucose
  • 2-amino-2-deoxy-glucopyranose
  • 2-deoxy-2-amino-glucose
  • 3416-24-8 (free base)
  • D-GlcN
  • D-Glucosamine;Chitosamine
  • D-Glucose, 2-amino-2-deoxy-
  • D-glucosamine
  • Dona S
  • GlcN
  • GlcN (SNFG)
  • Glucosamina
  • Glucosamine
  • Glucosamine free base
  • Glucosaminum
  • Mediflex
  • Sulfate, Glucosamine
  • chitosamine