RefMet Compound Details

RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0161368
RefMet nameGlucosamine
Systematic name(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-amino-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,4,5-triol
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Exact mass179.079374 (neutral)
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FormulaC6H13NO5View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile44201 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/C6H13NO5/c7-3-5(10)4(9)2(1-8)12-6(3)11/h2-6,8-11H,1,7H2/t2-,3-,4-,5-,6-/m1/s1
InChIKeyMSWZFWKMSRAUBD-QZABAPFNSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESC([C@@H]1[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@H](O)O1)N)O)O)O
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassCarbohydrates
Main ClassMonosaccharides
Sub ClassAmino sugars
Distribution of Glucosamine in NMDR studies
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StudiesNMDR Studies reporting Glucosamine
External Links
Pubchem CID441477
ChEBI ID28393
KEGG IDC00329
HMDB IDHMDB0030091
Chemspider ID390201
MetaCyc IDCPD0-1193
Spectral data for Glucosamine standards
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Structural annotation level
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving Glucosamine

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R01961 ATP + D-Glucosamine <=> ADP + D-Glucosamine 6-phosphateATP:D-glucosamine 6-phosphotransferase

Table of KEGG human pathways containing Glucosamine

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa00520 Amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism 1
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