Term Name: | N-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosaminyl group |
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Synonyms: | 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-alpha-D-galactopyranosyl, 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-alpha-D-galactopyranosyl group, alpha-GalNAc-R, N-acetyl-beta-D-galactosaminyl-R, N-acetyl-D-galactosaminyl-R, terminal alpha-linked GalNAc |
Definition: | The glycosyl group obtained by removing the hydroxy group from the hemiacetal function of N-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosamine. A proposed epitope of blood group A antigen. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:88142] ( EBI ) |