Term Name: | muramyl dipeptide |
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Synonyms: | Acetylmuramyl-alanyl-isoglutamine, Acetylmuramyl-L-alanyl-D-isoglutamine, MDP, MurNAc-L-Ala-gamma-D-Glu, N-acetylmuramyl-L-alanyl-D-isoglutamine, N2-(N-(N-Acetylmuramoyl)-L-alanyl)-D-alpha-glutamine |
Definition: | A glycopeptide that is N-propionyl-L-alanyl-D-alpha-glutamine in which the pro-R hydrogen of the propionyl group has been replaced by the oxygen at position 3 of 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose. A peptidoglycan constituent of both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:59414] ( EBI ) |