Muramic Acid

• CAT Number: R000608
• CAS Number: 1114-41-6
• Molecular Formula: C₉H₁₇NO₇
• Molecular Weight: 251.23
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: (R)-2-Amino-3-O-(1-carboxyethyl)-2-deoxy-D-glucose
• Target: Metabolic Enzyme/Protease
• Storage: -20°C
• IUPAC Name: 2-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-amino-2,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-4-yl]oxypropanoic acid
• InChI: InChI=1S/C9H17NO7/c1-3(8(13)14)16-7-5(10)9(15)17-4(2-11)6(7)12/h3-7,9,11-12,15H,2,10H2,1H3,(H,13,14)/t3?,4-,5-,6-,7-,9+/m1/s1
• InChIKey: MSFSPUZXLOGKHJ-KDBDHQKJSA-N
• SMILES: CC(C(=O)O)O[C@@H]1[C@H]([C@H](O[C@@H]([C@H]1O)CO)O)N

Muramic Acid(Cat No.:R000608) is a naturally occurring amino sugar and a key component of bacterial peptidoglycan cell walls. Its mode of action involves being a critical building block in the biosynthesis of the peptidoglycan layer, which provides structural integrity to bacterial cell walls. Pharmacologically, muramic acid is not commonly used as a drug or therapeutic agent. Instead, it is primarily utilized in microbiological research and bacterial identification due to its presence in bacterial cell walls. Detection and quantification of muramic acid can help in studying bacterial populations and assessing bacterial biomass in various environmental and clinical samples.