LYNABIO High Purity N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine
- Product Name:N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine
- Appearance:White crystalline powder
- CAS:7512-17-6
- MF:C8H15NO6
- MW:223.2003
Product Description
N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) is the acetylated derivative of glucosamine (GlcN). It is an important component of proteoglycans, glycoproteins, glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), and other building units found in connective tissue.
Main Index
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Item |
Standard |
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Properties |
white or slight yellow powder |
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Assay % |
≥99.0 |
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Residue on Ignition % |
≤0.5 |
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Loss on Drying % |
≤0.5 |
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Chloride % |
≤0, 2 |
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Ferric salt ppm |
≤10 |
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Heavy Metals ppm |
≤10 |
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Arsenic ppm |
≤1 |
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Specific optical rotation (5% solution,stable for 20hr) |
+39.0o–+43.0o |
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Melting point ℃ |
198.0 –205.0 |
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Microbiological Test Total plate count Yeast&mold Salmonella E.Coli |
MAX 500/g MAX 100/g negative negative |
Application
- as sugar for competitive inhibition in lectin histochemistry
- as a component in Barbour-Stonner-Kelly (BSK) medium for cultivating Borrelia burgdorferi spirochetes strains
- as a component of binding buffer to suspend Streptococcus pneumoniae strains for inhibition assay to examine the specificity of M-ficolin binding to S. pneumoniae strains