Term Name:	N-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosamine
Synonyms:	2-(acetylamino)-2-deoxy-alpha-D-galactopyranose, 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-alpha-D-galactopyranose, alpha-GalNAc, alpha-GalpNAc, GalNAc-alpha, N-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosamine, Tn, Tn antigen saccharide, Tn antigen saccharide component, Tn saccharide, TN saccharide component
Definition:	An N-acetyl-D-galactosamine having α-configuration at the anomeric centre.
Ontology:	ChEBI [CHEBI:40356] ( EBI )

Relationships

is a type of:	N-acetyl-D-galactosamine
has_functional_parent:	alpha-D-galactosamine
has_role:	epitope
inverse has_functional_parent:	2-acetamido-2-deoxy-alpha-D-Galp-(1->3)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-Gal-OH alpha-D-GalpNAc-(1->3)-alpha-D-Galp alpha-D-GalpNAc-(1->3)-D-GlcpNAc alpha-D-GalpNAc-(1->6)-D-Galp alpha-D-GalpNAc-(1->6)-D-GalpNAc alpha-D-Glcp-(1->3)-alpha-D-GalpNAc beta-D-Galp-(1->6)-alpha-D-GalpNAc beta-D-GalpNAc-(1->6)-alpha-D-GalpNAc beta-D-Glcp-(1->3)-alpha-D-GalpNAc N-acetyl-alpha-neuraminyl-(2->6)-N-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosamine
inverse is_substituent_group_from:	N-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosaminyl group