N-acetyl-D-galactosamine is the D-enantiomer of N-acetylgalactosamine.
Definition
N-acetyl-D-galactosamine is the D-enantiomer of N-acetylgalactosamine. It has a role as a mouse metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a N-acetyl-D-hexosamine and a N-acetylgalactosamine.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 833755V695 · registered name N-ACETYL-D-GALACTOSAMINE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Keeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONINGDraws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
ACETYL GALACTOSAMINEINCI아세틸갈락토사민Korean label name (MFDS standard)D-Galactose, 2-(acetylamino)-2-deoxy-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 1811-31-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 217-321-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID0048711
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID3028637
- IUPAC
- 2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-L-talose
- Molecular formula
- C8H15NO6
- Molecular weight
- 221.209 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 2 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Humectant1
- Softener and conditioner1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- A novel exopolysaccharide from marine bacterium Pantoea sp. YU16-S3 accelerates cutaneous wound healing through Wnt/β-catenin pathway. · 2020
- Lectin histochemistry of the temporal gland of the African elephant (Loxodonta africana). · 2010
- Glycoconjugate histochemistry and nNOS immunolocalization in the mantle and foot epithelia of Tapes philippinarum (bivalve mollusc). · 2005
- Lectin and proteoglycan histochemistry of Merkel cell carcinomas · 2001
- Expression of cell surface sialic acid and galactose by normal adult human melanocytes in culture. · 1989
Linked databases 12
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI 2 3
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)