Chitosan

Deacetylated CHITIN, a linear polysaccharide of deacetylated beta-1,4-D-glucosamine. It is used in HYDROGEL and to treat WOUNDS.

Molecular Formula

C₅₆H₁₀₃N₉O₃₉

Molecular Weight

1526.5 g/mol

IUPAC Name

methyl N-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-5-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-amino-5-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-amino-5-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-amino-5-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-amino-5-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-amino-5-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-amino-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-4-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-4-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-4-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-4-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-4-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-2-[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6S)-5-amino-6-[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6R)-5-amino-4,6-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy-4-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy-4-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]carbamate

InChIKey

FLASNYPZGWUPSU-SICDJOISSA-N

SMILES

COC(=O)N[C@@H]1[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O[C@H]1O[C@@H]2[C@H](O[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H]2O)N)O[C@@H]3[C@H](O[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H]3O)N)O)CO)CO)CO)O[C@H]4[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O4)CO)O[C@H]5[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O5)CO)O[C@H]6[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O6)CO)O[C@H]7[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O7)CO)O[C@H]8[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O8)CO)O[C@H]9[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O9)CO)O)O)N)O)N)O)N)O)N)O)N)O)N)O

MeSH Unique ID

D048271

Source

PubChem CID 71853

• Anticholesteremic Agents
• Biocompatible Materials
• Chelating Agents
• Hemostatics

2005(2004)

• Chitin/analogs & derivatives (1975-2004)

1. D05.750w.078w.139w.500w
2. D09w.698w.211w.500w

QU 83

1. National Library of Medicine. Chitosan. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D048271. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D048271
2. Chitosan. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitosan
3. Chitosan. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q408510
4. Chitosan. In: PubChem Compound. CID 71853. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/71853