Name: N,N,N,N,N,N-Hexaacetylchitohexaose
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- Overview
  - Hexaacetylchitohexaose is a hexamer of N-acetylgucosamine subunits which are linked by β-(1,4)-glucosidic bonds. N-acetylgucosamine is the monomeric unit of the natural polymer chitin which is degraded by chitinases, in mammals, to form smaller fragments that can induce an immune response. Like chitin and some of its derivatives, hexaacetylchitohexaose is a substrate of lysozymes. Hexaacetylchitohexaose has been shown to significantly inhibit tumour growth in mice by the activation of innate and adaptive immune cells.
    
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- Properties
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    Chitin-derived Oligosaccharides
    
    Alternative Name
    
    Hexa-N-acetylchitohexaose
    
    CAS Number
    
    38854-46-5
    
    Molecular Formula
    
    C48H80N6O31
    
    Molecular Weight
    
    1,237.2 g/mol
    
    MDL Number
    
    MFCD00210241
    
    Note
    
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- Reference
  - Suzuki et al (1986). Antitumor effect of hexa-N-acetylchitohexaose and chitohexaose. Carbohydrate research. 151:403-408
    Komi et al (2018). Chitin and its effect on inflammatory and immune responses. Clinical Reviews in Allergy Immunology, 54:213-223