
N-Methyl-D-glucamine
N-methylglucamine is a hexosamine that is D-glucitol in which the hydroxy group at position 1 is substituted by the nitrogen of a methylamino group. A crystalline base, it is used in preparing salts of certain acids for use as diagnostic radiopaque media, while its antimonate is used as an antiprotozoal in the treatment of leishmaniasis. It is a hexosamine and a secondary amino compound. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- (2R,3R,4R,5S)-6-(methylamino)hexane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol
- Molecular formula
- C7H17NO5
- Molecular weight
- 195.21 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 195.11067264 Da
- XLogP3
- -2.8
- Topological polar surface area
- 113.0 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 6
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 6
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 4
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:59732
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL1200570
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID0023244
- PubMed:32001221
- PubMed:23112988
- PubMed:23025048
- PubMed:22929836
- PubMed:22925844
- PubMed:22884926
- PubMed:22827255
- PubMed:22701453
- PubMed:22690941
- PubMed:22675453
- PubMed:22666092
- PubMed:22665619
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