Compounds consisting of glucosamine and lactate joined by an ether linkage. They occur naturally as N-acetyl derivatives in peptidoglycan, the characteristic polysaccharide composing bacterial cell walls. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
Entry Term(s)
Muramic Acid
Registry Number
0
Previous Indexing
Amino Sugars (1966-1970)
Disaccharides (1971-1972)
Glucosamine (1966-1972)
Hexosamines (1966-1972)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under SUGAR ACIDS 1975-90; was MURAMIC ACID 1973-74 (Prov)
Online Note
use MURAMIC ACIDS to search MURAMIC ACID 1973-74 (as Prov)
History Note
91(75); was see under SUGAR ACIDS 1975-90; was MURAMIC ACID 1973-74 (Prov)
Compounds consisting of glucosamine and lactate joined by an ether linkage. They occur naturally as N-acetyl derivatives in peptidoglycan, the characteristic polysaccharide composing bacterial cell walls. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
