N-Acetyl-a-D-glucosamine is a useful research chemical compound.
N-Acetyl-α-D-glucosamine is a low energy, vivo animal, chemical biology, expressed, oligosaccharides, acceptor. It is an acetylated amino sugar that can be found in the cell membrane surface of bacteria and is also a protein target for acetylation.
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N-Acetyl-α-D-glucosamine has been shown to be involved in protein synthesis and growth factor activity. It has been used as a substrate for the production of monoclonal antibodies and has been shown to have stereoselective effects on the antibody response.
An N-acetyl-D-glucosamine that has alpha-configuration at the anomeric centre.
Because of its stimulation of hyaluronic acid synthesis, N-Acetyl-Alpha-D-Glucosamine has been shown to accelerate wound healing, improve skin hydration, and decrease wrinkles. In addition, as an inhibitor of tyrosinase activation, it inhibits melanin production and is useful in treatment of disorders of hyperpigmentation.
