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CHEBI:59640 - N-acetylglucosamine
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:59640 |
| ChEBI Name | N-acetylglucosamine |
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| ASCII Name | N-acetylglucosamine |
| Definition | An N-acylglucosamine where the N-acyl group is specified as acetyl. |
| Last Modified | 6 January 2016 |
| Submitter | Steve |
| Roles Classification |
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| Biological Role: | EC 2.7.1.1 (hexokinase) inhibitor An EC 2.7.1.* (phosphotransferases with an alcohol group as acceptor) inhibitor that interferes with the action of hexokinase, EC 2.7.1.1, an enzyme that phosphorylates hexoses forming hexose phosphate. |
| ChEBI Ontology |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| N-acetylglucosamine (CHEBI:59640) has role EC 2.7.1.1 (hexokinase) inhibitor (CHEBI:78366) |
| N-acetylglucosamine (CHEBI:59640) is a N-acylglucosamine (CHEBI:21638) |
| Incoming Relation(s) |
| aldehydo-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (CHEBI:17411) is a N-acetylglucosamine (CHEBI:59640) |
| N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (CHEBI:506227) is a N-acetylglucosamine (CHEBI:59640) |
| Synonym | Source |
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| N-acetylglucosamines | ChEBI |
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