Product Description: N-acetylmuramic acid is a component of the bacterial cell wall peptidoglycan, essential for maintaining cell shape and integrity[1]. N-acetylmuramic acid inhibits spore germination by inhibiting a coat-associated hexosaminidase and a core enzyme[2]. N-acetylmuramic acid is required by Bacteroides forsythus for proliferation and the maintenance of its cell shape[3].
Formula: C11H19NO8
References: [1]Herbold DR, Glaser L. Interaction of N-acetylmuramic acid L-alanine amidase with cell wall polymers. J Biol Chem. 1975 Sep 25;250(18):7231-8/[2]Brown W, et al. N-acetylmuramic acid inhibits spore germination and germination enzymes. J Basic Microbiol. 1990;30(2):67-72/[3]Wyss C. Dependence of proliferation of Bacteroides forsythus on exogenous N-acetylmuramic acid. Infect Immun. 1989 Jun;57(6):1757-9