N-Acetylglucosamine (also called Marine Sweet, GreenNAG) has the formula C8H15NO6 and a molar mass of 221.21 g/mol. The model above is PubChem's computed 3D conformer: drag to rotate, scroll to zoom, and use the measurement tools to read bond lengths and angles.
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| IUPAC name | N-[(2R,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydroxy-1-oxohexan-2-yl]acetamide |
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| SMILES | CC(=O)N[C@@H](C=O)[C@H]([C@@H]([C@@H](CO)O)O)O |
| PubChem CID | 1738118 |
| Other names | Marine Sweet, GreenNAG, Bio-NAG, 2-Acetamido-2-deoxyglucose, 2 Acetamido 2 Deoxy D Glucose |
Atoms use the standard CPK colors: carbon gray, hydrogen white, oxygen red, nitrogen blue, sulfur yellow. Switch to Spacefill to see the molecule's overall shape and size, or Stick for a clear view of the bonds. Click two atoms in distance mode to measure a bond length in ångströms.
3D coordinates are PubChem's computed conformer, one low-energy shape of the molecule. Flexible molecules can take many other shapes.