CHEBI:16336 - hyaluronic acid

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ChEBI Name hyaluronic acid
ChEBI ID CHEBI:16336
Definition A mucopolysaccharide composed of N-acetylglucosamine and glucuronic acid subunits. It is found in the connective tissues of vertebrates. A principal constituent of the extracellular matrix (ECM), it mediates the growth and metastasis of tumour cells.
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Secondary ChEBI IDs CHEBI:5772, CHEBI:14412, CHEBI:24622, CHEBI:24623, CHEBI:30942
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Formula (C14H21NO12)n
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Metabolite of Species Details
Homo sapiens (NCBI:txid9606) See: DOI
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): human metabolite
Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens).
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Outgoing hyaluronic acid (CHEBI:16336) has role human metabolite (CHEBI:77746)
hyaluronic acid (CHEBI:16336) is a exopolysaccharide (CHEBI:72813)
hyaluronic acid (CHEBI:16336) is a mucopolysaccharide (CHEBI:37395)
hyaluronic acid (CHEBI:16336) is conjugate acid of hyaluronate (CHEBI:132153)
Incoming hyaluronate (CHEBI:132153) is conjugate base of hyaluronic acid (CHEBI:16336)
Synonyms Sources
[β-D-glucopyranuronosyl-(1→3)-2-(acetylamino)-2-deoxy-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)]n ChEBI
[beta-N-Acetyl-D-glucosaminyl(1,4)beta-D-glucuronosyl(1,3)]n KEGG COMPOUND
acide hyaluronique ChEBI
ácido hialurónico ChEBI
hyaluronan ChEBI
Hyaluronic acid KEGG COMPOUND
Hyaluronsäure ChEBI
Manual Xrefs Databases
C00518 KEGG COMPOUND
D08043 KEGG DRUG
G10505 KEGG GLYCAN
HMDB0010366 HMDB
Hyaluronan Wikipedia
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
8187837 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
8538277 Beilstein Registry Number Beilstein
9004-61-9 CAS Registry Number KEGG COMPOUND
9004-61-9 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
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31 October 2019