Description: A component of bacterial cell walls. For a protected derivative of MurNAc see Q-1005. Target: Others. Smiles: C[C@@H](O[C@@H]([C@H](O)[C@H](O)CO)[C@@H](NC(C)=O)C=O)C(O)=O

N-Acetylmuramic acid (MurNAc) is a component of the glycan strands in bacterial peptidoglycan. It is linked to N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) by beta-1,4 linkages in an alternating pattern, as well as to the peptide side chains via its lactyl side chain, in native peptidoglycan.CAS Number: 10597-89-4. Synonyms:...