Compound

beta-D-galactosyl-(1->4)-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine

A disaccharide consisting of β-D-galactose linked via a (1→4)-glycosidic bond to N-acetyl-D-glucosamine.

Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:60152), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.

CHEBI:60152ChEBI

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Structure

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A generated conformer of beta-D-galactosyl-(1->4)-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine — one low-energy arrangement PubChem computed, not a measured structure. Hydrogens are not drawn; the formula counts them.

Class: Organic compound
Formula: C14H25NO11
Mass: 383.35 g/mol
Charge: 0
InChIKey: KFEUJDWYNGMDBV-RPHKZZMBSA-N
SMILES: CC(=O)N[C@H]1C(O)O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O[C@@H]2O[C@H](CO)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]2O)[C@@H]1O
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Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.

What it touches on the way

Mechanistic reach

3 entities

3 entities reached.

0 reported hops3 assembled from the scaffold

What the reference databases state

Statements

3 statements

3 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: beta-D-galactosyl-(1->4)-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine · Sources: Rhea

Order

beta-D-galactosyl-(1->4)-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine is a substrate of FUT3ProteinRhea RHEA:62824Inferred only
beta-D-galactosyl-(1->4)-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine is a substrate of FUT5ProteinRhea RHEA:62824Inferred only
beta-D-galactosyl-(1->4)-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine is a substrate of FUT6ProteinRhea RHEA:62824Inferred only

Reactions

2 reactions

N-acetyl-D-glucosamine+UDP-alpha-D-galactosebeta-D-galactosyl-(1->4)-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine+UDP+hydron
Catalysed by B4GALT3 or B4GALT4 or B4GALT2 or B4GALT1
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalanced
Rhea RHEA:17745CC BY 4.0Reference data
beta-D-galactosyl-(1->4)-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine+GDP-beta-L-fucoseCHEBI:62287+GDP+hydron
Catalysed by FUT3 or FUT6 or FUT5
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalanced
Rhea RHEA:62824CC BY 4.0Reference data

Other names

15 names

Resolves to: beta-D-galactosyl-(1->4)-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine

Also called: 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-4-O-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-D-glucopyranose2-acetamido-2-deoxy-4-O-β-D-galactopyranosyl-D-glucopyranosebeta-D-Gal-(1->4)-D-GlcNAcbeta-D-Galp-(1->4)-D-GlcpNAcbeta-Gal-(1->4)-GlcNAcbeta-Gal1,4-GlcNAcGal-beta1,4-GlcNAcGal-β1,4-GlcNAcLacNAcβ-D-Gal-(1→4)-D-GlcNAcβ-D-Galp-(1→4)-D-GlcpNAcβ-Gal-(1→4)-GlcNAcβ-Gal1,4-GlcNAc
Systematic name: beta-D-galactopyranosyl-(1->4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucopyranoseβ-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucopyranose