Hexa-N-acetylchitohexaose

Hexa-N-acetylchitohexaose is a hexamer of N-acetylglucosamine, a subunit of the natural polymer chitin. It functions as an elicitor in plants, inducing the expression of chitinases. Like chitin and some of its derivatives, hexa-N-acetylchitohexaose is a substrate of lysozyme. It also binds LysM domains on certain proteins, including an endopeptidase of T. thermophilus. Hexa-N-acetylchitohexaose heightens the immune response against Pseudomonas and Listeria in mice, stimulates cytokine secretion in mesenchymal stem cells, and inhibits nitric oxide production by activated macrophages.Formal Name: O-2-(acetylamino)-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->4-O-2-(acetylamino)-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->4)-O-2-(acetylamino)-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranosy-(1->4)-O-2-(acetylamino)-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->4)-O-2-(acetylamino)-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->4)-2-(acetylamino)-2-deoxy-D-glucose. CAS Number: 38854-46-5. Synonyms: N-Acetylchitohexaose, NACOS-6. Molecular Formula: C48H80N6O31. Formula Weight: 1237.2. Purity: >95%. Formulation: (Request formulation change), A crystalline solid. Solubility: PBS (pH 7.2): 10 mg/ml. SMILES: OC[C@H]1O[C@](O[C@@H]2[C@@H](CO)O[C@](O[C@H]3[C@H](O)[C@@H](NC(C)=O)[C@H](O[C@]4([H])[C@@H](CO)O[C@@H](O[C@@]5([H])[C@H](O)[C@@H](NC(C)=O)[C@H](O[C@@]([C@H](O)CO)([H])[C@H](O)[C@@H](NC(C)=O)C=O)O[C@@H]5CO)[C@H](NC(C)=O)[C@H]4O)O[C@@H]3CO)([H])[C@H](N. InChi Code: InChI=1S/C48H80N6O31/c1-14(62)49-20(7-55)32(69)39(21(68)8-56)81-45-28(51-16(3)64)35(72)41(23(10-58)77-45)83-47-30(53-18(5)66)37(74)43(25(12-60)79-47)85-48-31(54-19(6)67)38(75)42(26(13-61)80-48)84-46-29(52-17(4)65)36(73)40(24(11-59)78-46)82-44-27(50-1. InChi Key: FUHDMRPNDKDRFE-LPUYKFNUSA-N.