alpha-D-GlcNAc-(1->4)-D-GlcA

Term ID

CHEBI:65141

Synonyms

• (GlcA)1 (GlcNAc)1
• 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->4)-D-glucopyranuronic acid
• 4-O-(2-acetamido-2-deoxy-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl)-D-glucopyranuronic acid
• alpha-D-GlcpNAc-(1->4)-D-GlcpA
• N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosaminyl-(1->4)-D-glucuronic acid
• WURCS=2.0/2,2,1/[a2122A-1x_1-5][a2122h-1a_1-5_2*NCC/3=O]/1-2/a4-b1

Definition

A carbohydrate acid derivative that consists of D-glucuronic acid having an N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosaminyl residue attached at position 4. An intermediate glycan in the degradation of heparan sulfate.

References

• GlyGen:G42236WQ
• GlyTouCan:G42236WQ
• KEGG:G02632
• Reaxys:1409436

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )