Record Information
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Creation Date2016-09-30 23:13:28 UTC
Update Date2020-05-11 20:32:14 UTC
BMDB IDBMDB0004944
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • BMDB04944
Metabolite Identification
Common NameGanglioside GM2 (d18:1/26:0)
DescriptionGanglioside GM2 (d18:1/26:0), also known as ganglioside GM2 or ii3neuacggose3cer, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as ceramides. These are lipid molecules containing a sphingosine in which the amine group is linked to a fatty acid. Ganglioside GM2 (d18:1/26:0) is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa).
Structure
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Synonyms
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(2S,4S,5R)-2-{[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6S)-3-{[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-[(1-hydroxyethylidene)amino]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy}-6-{[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-{[(2S,3R,4E)-3-hydroxy-2-[(1-hydroxyhexacosylidene)amino]octadec-4-en-1-yl]oxy}-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy}-5-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-4-yl]oxy}-4-hydroxy-5-[(1-hydroxyethylidene)amino]-6-[(1R,2R)-1,2,3-trihydroxypropyl]oxane-2-carboxylateHMDB
GalNAc-beta1->4(neu5ac-alpha2->3)gal-beta1->4GLC-beta1->1'cerHMDB
Ganglioside GM2HMDB
GM2HMDB
II3neuacggose3cerHMDB
N-Acetyl-D-galactosaminyl-(N-acetylneuraminyl)-D-galactosyl-1,4-beta-D-glucosyl-N-acylsphingosineHMDB
N-Acetyl-D-galactosaminyl-(N-acetylneuraminyl)-D-galactosyl-D-glucosylceramideHMDB
N-Acetyl-delta-galactosaminyl-(N-acetylneuraminyl)-delta-galactosyl-1,4-beta-delta-glucosyl-N-acylsphingosineHMDB
N-Acetyl-delta-galactosaminyl-(N-acetylneuraminyl)-delta-galactosyl-delta-glucosylceramideHMDB
N-Acetyl-ganglioside GM2HMDB
N-Acetylganglioside GM2HMDB
NeuAc-GM2HMDB
Tay-sachs gangliosideHMDB
Chemical FormulaC75H137N3O26
Average Molecular Weight1496.8948
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight1495.949031571
IUPAC Name(2S,4S,5R)-5-acetamido-2-{[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6S)-3-{[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6R)-3-acetamido-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy}-6-{[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6R)-6-{[(2S,3R,4E)-2-hexacosanamido-3-hydroxyoctadec-4-en-1-yl]oxy}-4,5-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy}-5-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-4-yl]oxy}-4-hydroxy-6-[(1R,2R)-1,2,3-trihydroxypropyl]oxane-2-carboxylic acid
Traditional Name(2S,4S,5R)-5-acetamido-2-{[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6S)-3-{[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6R)-3-acetamido-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy}-6-{[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6R)-6-{[(2S,3R,4E)-2-hexacosanamido-3-hydroxyoctadec-4-en-1-yl]oxy}-4,5-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy}-5-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-4-yl]oxy}-4-hydroxy-6-[(1R,2R)-1,2,3-trihydroxypropyl]oxane-2-carboxylic acid
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)N[C@@H](CO[C@@H]1O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O[C@@H]2O[C@H](CO)[C@H](O[C@@H]3O[C@H](CO)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]3NC(C)=O)[C@H](O[C@@]3(C[C@H](O)[C@@H](NC(C)=O)C(O3)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)CO)C(O)=O)[C@H]2O)[C@H](O)[C@H]1O)[C@H](O)\C=C\CCCCCCCCCCCCC
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C75H137N3O26/c1-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27-28-30-32-34-36-38-40-42-58(88)78-51(52(85)41-39-37-35-33-31-29-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-2)48-97-72-65(93)64(92)67(56(46-81)99-72)101-73-66(94)70(68(57(47-82)100-73)102-71-60(77-50(4)84)63(91)62(90)55(45-80)98-71)104-75(74(95)96)43-53(86)59(76-49(3)83)69(103-75)61(89)54(87)44-79/h39,41,51-57,59-73,79-82,85-87,89-94H,5-38,40,42-48H2,1-4H3,(H,76,83)(H,77,84)(H,78,88)(H,95,96)/b41-39+/t51-,52+,53-,54+,55+,56+,57+,59+,60+,61+,62-,63+,64+,65+,66+,67+,68-,69?,70+,71-,72+,73-,75-/m0/s1
InChI KeyMSUCTRZPJLOZLE-KKBFWMGOSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as ceramides. These are lipid molecules containing a sphingosine in which the amine group is linked to a fatty acid.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassSphingolipids
Sub ClassCeramides
Direct ParentCeramides
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Ceramide
  • Fatty amide
  • N-acyl-amine
  • Fatty acyl
  • Carboxamide group
  • Secondary alcohol
  • Secondary carboxylic acid amide
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Primary alcohol
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Organonitrogen compound
  • Organic oxide
  • Organopnictogen compound
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Alcohol
  • Organic nitrogen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
StatusExpected but not Quantified
Origin
  • Endogenous
  • Exogenous
BiofunctionNot Available
ApplicationNot Available
Cellular locations
  • Cell membrane
  • Endosome
  • Membrane
Physical Properties
StateSolid
Experimental Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting PointNot AvailableNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityInsolubleNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
logP4.27ALOGPS
logP7.31ChemAxon
logS-4.8ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)2.8ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-3.6ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count26ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count17ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area461.43 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count57ChemAxon
Refractivity380.4 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability171.9 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings4ChemAxon
BioavailabilityYesChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Spectra
Spectra
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations
  • Cell membrane
  • Endosome
  • Membrane
Biospecimen Locations
  • Brain
  • Neuron
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
BiospecimenStatusValueAgeSexConditionReferenceDetails
BrainExpected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot SpecifiedNot SpecifiedNormal
  • Not Applicable
details
NeuronExpected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot SpecifiedNot SpecifiedNormal
  • Not Applicable
details
Abnormal Concentrations
Not Available
HMDB IDHMDB0004944
DrugBank IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FooDB IDFDB023532
KNApSAcK IDNot Available
Chemspider ID16744930
KEGG Compound IDC04884
BioCyc IDCPD-1100
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkNot Available
METLIN IDNot Available
PubChem Compound20057340
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI ID89635
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General ReferencesNot Available