Muramic acid is an amino sugar acid. In terms of chemical composition, it is the ether of lactic acid and glucosamine. It occurs naturally as N-acetylmuramic acid in peptidoglycan, whose primary function is a structural component of many typical bacterial cell walls.[1]

Muramic acid
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2-[3-Amino-2,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-4-yl]oxypropanoic acid
Systematic IUPAC name
2-{[3-Amino-2,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-4-yl]oxy}propanoic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
3DMet
2334586
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.012.923 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 214-214-9
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C9H17NO7/c1-3(8(13)14)16-7-5(10)9(15)17-4(2-11)6(7)12/h3-7,9,11-12,15H,2,10H2,1H3,(H,13,14)/t3-,4-,5-,6-,7-,9-/m1/s1 ☒N
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  • CC(OC1C(N)C(O)OC(CO)C1O)C(O)=O
Properties
C9H17NO7
Molar mass 251.23378
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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References

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  1. ^ "Muramic acid – Compound Summary". PubChem.