Formulation: A crystalline solid
Formal Name: 2-(acetylamino)-2-deoxy-D-galactose
Purity: ≥95%
Formula Markup: C8H15NO6
Formula Weight: 221,2
Shelf life (days): 1460
CAS Number: 1811-31-0
Notes: N-acetyl-D-Galactosamine (GalNAc) is an amino sugar derivative of galactose and a component of O-GalNAc glycans.{61099,61100} It is transferred from UDP-GalNAc to the hydroxy group of protein serine or threonine residues by polypeptide GalNAc transferase, forming the Tn antigen, during the first step of mucin-type O-glycosylation.{61101,61100} GalNAc has been used as a targeting moiety for liver-targeted delivery of oligonucleotides.{61099}