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Muramic Acids

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Definition: Compounds consisting of glucosamine and lactate joined by an ether linkage. They occur naturally as N-acetyl derivatives in peptidoglycan, the characteristic polysaccharide composing bacterial cell walls. (From Dorland, 28th ed)      Other names Acids, Muramic; Acid, Muramic; Muramic Acid
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
N-acetyl-1,6-anhydromuramyl-alanyl-gamma-glutamyl-(N-epsilon-(2,4,6-trinitrophenyl)lysine)  0   *Muramic Acids *Oligopeptides. Bioorg Med Chem 2010 Nov 1;18(21):7422-31
4-O-(1-carboxyethyl)glucose  0   *Muramic Acids. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006 Oct 13;349(1):289-95
N-acetyl-(2-deoxy-2-aminoglucopyranosyl)-(1,4)-N-acetylmuramyl monopeptide  0   *Muramic Acids Glucosamine/*analogs & derivatives. Org Lett 2001 Nov 1;3(22):3575-7
anhydro-N-acetylmuramic acid  0   *Muramic Acids. J Bacteriol 2001 Jul;183(13):3842-7
3-O-(1-carboxyethyl)glucose  0   *Muramic Acids. Eur J Biochem 1997 Aug 1;247(3):951-4
methyl-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-3-O-(1-(methoxycarbonyl)ethyl)glucopyranoside  19229-53-9   *Methylglycosides *Muramic Acids. Carbohydr Res 1988;182(2):197
muramic lactam  35477-93-1 Muramic acid, delta-lactam  *Lactams *Muramic Acids. J Appl Bacteriol 1987;63(3):207
muramic acid-6-phosphate  15454-37-2 Muramic acid, 6-(dihydrogen phosphate)  *Muramic Acids Glucose-6-Phosphate/*analogs & derivatives. J Bacteriol 1986;168(2):568
1,6-anhydromuramic acid  82080-93-1 beta-D-Glucopyranose, 2-amino-1,6-anhydro-3-O-(1-carboxyethyl)-2-deoxy-, (R)  *Muramic Acids. FEBS Lett 1982;138(1):109
N-acetylmuramic acid  1856-93-5   *Muramic Acids. Eur J Biochem 1981l;117(1):171
muramicitol  13830-59-6 D-Glucitol, 2-amino-3-O-(1-carboxyethyl)-2-deoxy-, (R)  *Muramic Acids. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1981;20(1):98

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