2-ACETAMIDO-2-DEOXY-3-O-(ALPHA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSYL)-D-GALACTOSE

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It is found in hydrolysates of blood group A,B,H, and Le substances and forms an essential part of their antigenic determinants. It is also inherent in the structure of the brain gangliosides in which it constitutes the terminal part of the molecule.

ChEBI: Alpha-D-Galp-(1->3)-D-GalpNAc is an amino disaccharide consisting of N-acetylgalactosamine having an alpha-D-galactosyl residue at the 3-position It is an amino disaccharide and a D-Galp-(1->3)-D-GalpNAc.