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by V.S.R. Rao, P.K. Qasba, P.V. Balaji and R. Chandrasekaran
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Formation of Muramic Acid

D-Lactic Acid linked to:
2-Deoxy-2-amino-D-glucose forms:
D-Muramic Acid
Derivatives

N-Acetyl Muramic Acid (MurNAc) linear form
MurNAc cyclic pyranose form
Muramic Acid (schematic)

Muramic acid, in N-Acetylated form (MurNAc) is one of the building blocks of bacterial cell walls. It is similar to sialic acid in that it has a nine-carbon skeleton. MurNAc has a branched skeleton, however, where NeuNAc does not. Muramic acid can be visualized as the linkage of 2-deoxy-2-amino-D-glucose to D-lactic acid.



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