A
glycosaminoglycan formed by alternating residues of
d-glucosamine and either muramic acid {2-amino-3-
O-[(
S)-1-carboxyethyl]-2-deoxy-
d-glucose} or
l-talosaminuronic acid (2-amino-2-deoxy-
l-taluronic acid), which are usually
N-acetylated or
N-glycoloylated. The carboxyl group of the muramic acid is commonly substituted by a peptide containing residues of both
l- and
d-amino acids, whereas that of
l-talosaminuronic acid is substituted by a peptide consisting of
l-amino acids only.
Source:
PAC, 1988, 60, 1389
(Nomenclature of glycoproteins, glycopeptides and peptidoglycans (Recommendations 1985))
on page 1391
Cite as:
IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic, J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
doi:10.1351/goldbook.
