N,N’,N’’,N’’’,N’’’’,N’’’’’-Hexaacetylchitohexaose

• CAT Number: R000124
• CAS Number: 38854-46-5
• Molecular Formula: C48H80N6O31
• Molecular Weight: 1237.2
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: GlcNAc1-b-4-GlcNAc1-b-4-GlcNAc1-b-4GlcNAc1-b-4GlcNAc1-b-4GlcNAc; N-acetylchitohexaose
• Storage: -20°C
• InChIKey: FUHDMRPNDKDRFE-LPUYKFNUSA-N

Hexa-N-acetylchitohexaose is a hexamer of N-acetylglucosamine, a subunit of the natural polymer chitin. It functions as an elicitor in plants, inducing the expression of chitinases. Like chitin and some of its derivatives, hexa-N-acetylchitohexaose is a substrate of lysozyme. It also binds LysM domains on certain proteins, including an endopeptidase of T. thermophilus. Hexa-N-acetylchitohexaose heightens the immune response against Pseudomonas and Listeria in mice, stimulates cytokine secretion in mesenchymal stem cells, and inhibits nitric oxide production by activated macrophages.