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Metabolite IDPAMDB001025
Identification
Name: N-Acetylmuramoyl-Ala
Description:N-acetylmuramoyl-Ala is a member of the chemical class known as Hexoses. These are monosaccharides in which the sugar unit is a hexose. It is a key component of peptidoglycan synthesis. The peptidoglycan synthesis pathway starts at the cytoplasm, where in six steps the peptidoglycan precursor a UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-pentapeptide is synthesized. This precursor is then attached to the memberane acceptor all-trans-undecaprenyl phosphate, generating a N-acetylmuramoyl-pentapeptide-diphosphoundecaprenol, also known as lipid I. Another transferase then adds UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine, yielding the complete monomeric unit a lipid , also known as lipid . This final lipid intermediate is transferred through the membrane. The peptidoglycan monomers are then polymerized on the outside surface by glycosyltransferases, which form the linear glycan chains, and transpeptidases, which catalyze the formation of peptide crosslinks.
Structure
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Synonyms:
  • N-Acetyl-D-muramoyl-L-alanine
Chemical Formula: C14H24N2O9
Average Molecular Weight: 364.3484
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight: 364.148180376
InChI Key: ICMUIFDBEVJCQA-GQQBCVOHSA-N
InChI:InChI=1S/C14H24N2O9/c1-5(13(21)22)15-12(20)6(2)24-11-9(16-7(3)18)14(23)25-8(4-17)10(11)19/h5-6,8-11,14,17,19,23H,4H2,1-3H3,(H,15,20)(H,16,18)(H,21,22)/t5-,6-,8-,9-,10-,11-,14+/m1/s1
CAS number: Not Available
IUPAC Name:(2R)-2-{[(2R)-2-{[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-2,5-dihydroxy-3-[(1-hydroxyethylidene)amino]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-4-yl]oxy}-1-hydroxypropylidene]amino}propanoic acid
Traditional IUPAC Name: N-acetylmuramoyl-ala
SMILES:[H][C@](C)(O[C@@]1([H])[C@]([H])(O)[C@@]([H])(CO)O[C@]([H])(O)[C@]1([H])N=C(C)O)C(O)=N[C@]([H])(C)C(O)=O
Chemical Taxonomy
Taxonomy DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as n-acyl-alpha-hexosamines. These are carbohydrate derivatives containing a hexose moiety in which the oxygen atom is replaced by an n-acyl group.
Kingdom Organic compounds
Super ClassOrganooxygen compounds
Class Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates
Sub ClassAminosaccharides
Direct Parent N-acyl-alpha-hexosamines
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • N-acyl-alpha-hexosamine
  • N-acyl-aliphatic-alpha amino acid
  • N-acyl-alpha amino acid or derivatives
  • N-acyl-alpha-amino acid
  • Glucosamine
  • Amino sugar
  • Alpha-amino acid or derivatives
  • Oxane
  • Monosaccharide
  • Secondary alcohol
  • Hemiacetal
  • Oxacycle
  • Organoheterocyclic compound
  • Organic 1,3-dipolar compound
  • Propargyl-type 1,3-dipolar organic compound
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Ether
  • Dialkyl ether
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Carboximidic acid derivative
  • Carboximidic acid
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Primary alcohol
  • Organonitrogen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Alcohol
  • Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compound
Molecular Framework Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compounds
External Descriptors Not Available
Physical Properties
State: Not Available
Charge:-2
Melting point: Not Available
Experimental Properties:
PropertyValueSource
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility3.6 mg/mLALOGPS
logP-1.3ALOGPS
logP-1.4ChemAxon
logS-2ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)3.45ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)1.46ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-2ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count11ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count6ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area181.63 Å2ChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count7ChemAxon
Refractivity80.7 m3·mol-1ChemAxon
Polarizability34.93 Å3ChemAxon
Number of Rings1ChemAxon
Bioavailability0ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations: Cytoplasm
Reactions:
Pathways: Not Available
Spectra
Spectra:
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash Key
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-00kr-9017000000-49af146042561dd04d61View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-000f-9134000000-7c4b46985351f5e9e6dcView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-000f-9010000000-5935588444947cb43c2aView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-029j-6259000000-6ddc444f06283771e5c0View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-0r71-9356000000-c39ea16c30cb37b25925View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0pbi-9400000000-03d5770d0afc2689d6e4View in MoNA
References
References:
  • Kanehisa, M., Goto, S., Sato, Y., Furumichi, M., Tanabe, M. (2012). "KEGG for integration and interpretation of large-scale molecular data sets." Nucleic Acids Res 40:D109-D114. Pubmed: 22080510
Synthesis Reference: Not Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Not Available
External Links:
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CHEBI IDNot Available
HMDB IDHMDB60494
Pubchem Compound ID5462248
Kegg IDC02999
ChemSpider ID4575343
Wikipedia IDNot Available
BioCyc IDNot Available