Term Name: beta-D-GalpNAc-(1->4)-alpha-D-GalpNAc
Synonyms: 2-acetamido-4-O-(2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-galactopyranosyl)-2-deoxy-alpha-D-galactopyranose, beta-D-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-galactopyranosyl-(1->4)-alpha-D-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-galactopyranose, beta-D-GalNAc-(1->4)-alpha-D-GalNAc, GalNAcbeta1-4GalNAcalpha, WURCS=2.0/2,2,1/[a2112h-1a_1-5_2*NCC/3=O][a2112h-1b_1-5_2*NCC/3=O]/1-2/a4-b1
Definition: An amino disaccharide consisting of N-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosamine having an N-acetyl-D-galactosaminyl residue attached at the 4-position via a beta-linkage. Important epitope forming part of the O-polysaccharides of some Gram-negative bacteria.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:59357]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: amino disaccharide
has_role: epitope