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MeSH Heading: Acetylglucosamine
Tree Number(s): D09.067.342.531.050
Unique ID: D000117
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000117
Scope Note: The N-acetyl derivative of glucosamine.
Entry Term(s): 2-Acetamido-2-Deoxy-D-Glucose; 2-Acetamido-2-Deoxyglucose; Acetyl Glucosamine; N-Acetyl Glucosamine; N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine; N-Acetyl-beta-D-Glucosamine; N-Acetylglucosamine; beta-N-Acetylglucosamine
Related Numbers: 7512-17-6
CAS Type 1 Name: D-Glucose, 2-(acetylamino)-2-deoxy-
Previous Indexing: Glucosamine (1973-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under GLUCOSAMINE 1975-90
History Note: 91(75); was see under GLUCOSAMINE 1975-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2023/05/16

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0000189
Related Numbers: 7512-17-6
Scope Note: The N-acetyl derivative of glucosamine.
Terms: Acetylglucosamine Preferred Term
Term UI T000350
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Acetyl Glucosamine
Term UI T001135346
Date03/22/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); 2-Acetamido-2-Deoxy-D-Glucose
Term UI T000348
Date01/03/1985
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); 2-Acetamido-2-Deoxyglucose
Term UI T000349
Date11/23/1982
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); N-Acetyl-beta-D-Glucosamine
Term UI T001132541
Date02/02/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); beta-N-Acetylglucosamine
Term UI T001132542
Date02/02/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024)

Acetylglucosamine MeSH Descriptor Data 2025