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Muramic acid 2-[3-Amino-2,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-4-yl]oxypropanoic acidSystematic name2-{[3-Amino-2,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-4-yl]oxy}propanoic acidIdentifiers CAS number 1114-41-6 , 40525-29-9 PubChem 441038 (2R),(3R,4R,5S,6R) , 12313001 (),(3R,4R,5S,6R) , 44123550 (2R),(2R,4R,6R) , 45039974 (2R),(), 433580 ChemSpider 7992151 α-muramic acid , 389857 muramic acid (mixture of anomers) , 394190 β-muramic acid EC number 214-214-9 KEGG C06470 ChEBI CHEBI:7027 Beilstein Reference 2334586 3DMet B05203 Jmol-3D images Image 1 - CC(OC1C(N)C(O)OC(CO)C1O)C(O)=O
Properties Molecular formula C9H17NO7 Molar mass 251.23378 acid (verify) (what is: / ?)
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)Infobox references Muramic acid is a form of sugar acid. Chemically it is the ether between lactic acid and glucosamine. It occurs naturally as an N-acetyl derivative in peptidoglycan which has many biological functions such as a component in many typical bacterial cell walls.[1]
Chlamydiae are unusual for not having muramic acid in their cell walls.
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