Chemical Component Summary

Name2-amino-2-deoxy-beta-D-galactopyranose
Synonymsbeta-D-galactosamine; 2-amino-2-deoxy-beta-D-galactose; 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-galactose; 2-amino-2-deoxy-galactose; 2-DEOXY-2-AMINOGALACTOSE
Identifiers(2R,3R,4R,5R,6R)-3-amino-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,4,5-triol
FormulaC6 H13 N O5
Molecular Weight179.17
TypeD-SACCHARIDE, BETA LINKING
Isomeric SMILESC([C@@H]1[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H](O1)O)N)O)O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C6H13NO5/c7-3-5(10)4(9)2(1-8)12-6(3)11/h2-6,8-11H,1,7H2/t2-,3-,4+,5-,6-/m1/s1
InChIKeyMSWZFWKMSRAUBD-VFUOTHLCSA-N

Chemical Details

Formal Charge0
Atom Count25
Chiral Atom Count5
Bond Count25
Aromatic Bond Count0

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank IDDB02678 
Namebeta-D-Galactosamine
Groupsexperimental
Synonyms
  • 2-amino-2-deoxy-β-D-galactopyranose
  • 2-amino-2-deoxy-beta-D-galactopyranose
  • beta-D-Galactosamine
  • β-galactosylamine
  • 2-deoxy-2-aminogalactose
CAS number14196-86-2

Drug Targets

NameTarget SequencePharmacological ActionActions
Galectin-7MSNVPHKSSLPEGIRPGTVLRIRGLVPPNASRFHVNLLCGEEQGSDAALH...unknown
Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison T, Liu P, Ly S, Frolkis A, Pon A, Banco K, Mak C, Neveu V, Djoumbou Y, Eisner R, Guo AC, Wishart DS. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan; 39 (Database issue):D1035-41. | PMID:21059682

Related Resource References

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PubChem449462
ChEBICHEBI:39610