What do the dots mean in HN.CO.CH3 connected to the second carbon of N- Acetylglucosamine? And what do the N...
What do the dots mean in HN.CO.CH3 connected to the second carbon of N- Acetylglucosamine? And what do the N and acetyl indicate?
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What do the dots mean in HN.CO.CH3 connected to the second carbon of N- Acetylglucosamine? And what do the N and acetyl indicate?
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What is glucosamine? What is an acetyl? The acetyl is connected to the amine at the nitrogen atom, hence N-acetyl. These "dots" (they look more like blobs to me) are just a simple covalent bond. Why they look like blobs I have no idea.
– Karl
Jan 5 at 12:46
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These don't look like dots to me, more like en-dashes used for denoting chemical bonds (e.g. $ce{HN-CO-CH3}$). Probably they were chosen short by the typography in order to fit an entire structure on the page. N- indicate the substituent on the nitrogen, and the task of finding what is acetyl is I leave to you:)
– andselisk
Jan 5 at 12:47
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They look more like dashs to me, a dash is a common symbol for a single bond
– Nuclear Chemist
Jan 5 at 13:14
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What is glucosamine? What is an acetyl? The acetyl is connected to the amine at the nitrogen atom, hence N-acetyl. These "dots" (they look more like blobs to me) are just a simple covalent bond. Why they look like blobs I have no idea.
– Karl
Jan 5 at 12:46
3
These don't look like dots to me, more like en-dashes used for denoting chemical bonds (e.g. $ce{HN-CO-CH3}$). Probably they were chosen short by the typography in order to fit an entire structure on the page. N- indicate the substituent on the nitrogen, and the task of finding what is acetyl is I leave to you:)
– andselisk
Jan 5 at 12:47
3
They look more like dashs to me, a dash is a common symbol for a single bond
– Nuclear Chemist
Jan 5 at 13:14
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What is glucosamine? What is an acetyl? The acetyl is connected to the amine at the nitrogen atom, hence N-acetyl. These "dots" (they look more like blobs to me) are just a simple covalent bond. Why they look like blobs I have no idea.
– Karl
Jan 5 at 12:46
3
These don't look like dots to me, more like en-dashes used for denoting chemical bonds (e.g. $ce{HN-CO-CH3}$). Probably they were chosen short by the typography in order to fit an entire structure on the page. N- indicate the substituent on the nitrogen, and the task of finding what is acetyl is I leave to you:)
– andselisk
Jan 5 at 12:47
3
They look more like dashs to me, a dash is a common symbol for a single bond
– Nuclear Chemist
Jan 5 at 13:14
1
1
What is glucosamine? What is an acetyl? The acetyl is connected to the amine at the nitrogen atom, hence N-acetyl. These "dots" (they look more like blobs to me) are just a simple covalent bond. Why they look like blobs I have no idea.
– Karl
Jan 5 at 12:46
What is glucosamine? What is an acetyl? The acetyl is connected to the amine at the nitrogen atom, hence N-acetyl. These "dots" (they look more like blobs to me) are just a simple covalent bond. Why they look like blobs I have no idea.
– Karl
Jan 5 at 12:46
3
3
These don't look like dots to me, more like en-dashes used for denoting chemical bonds (e.g. $ce{HN-CO-CH3}$). Probably they were chosen short by the typography in order to fit an entire structure on the page. N- indicate the substituent on the nitrogen, and the task of finding what is acetyl is I leave to you:)
– andselisk
Jan 5 at 12:47
These don't look like dots to me, more like en-dashes used for denoting chemical bonds (e.g. $ce{HN-CO-CH3}$). Probably they were chosen short by the typography in order to fit an entire structure on the page. N- indicate the substituent on the nitrogen, and the task of finding what is acetyl is I leave to you:)
– andselisk
Jan 5 at 12:47
3
3
They look more like dashs to me, a dash is a common symbol for a single bond
– Nuclear Chemist
Jan 5 at 13:14
They look more like dashs to me, a dash is a common symbol for a single bond
– Nuclear Chemist
Jan 5 at 13:14
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These are not dots. They actually are single bonds though I do not know why they are printed that way. As such, they should be represented by a half-long dash (called EN DASH in Unicode).
In the name N-acetylglucosamine, acetyl means that a hydrogen atom has been replaced an acetyl group (i.e. –CO–CH3) and that the replacement occurred on the nitrogen (aka "N") atom.
Overall, it means something like: "consider glucosamine but replace one hydrogen on the nitrogen atom by an acetyl group". This is the standard "substitutive naming" defined by the IUPAC.
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These are not dots. They actually are single bonds though I do not know why they are printed that way. As such, they should be represented by a half-long dash (called EN DASH in Unicode).
In the name N-acetylglucosamine, acetyl means that a hydrogen atom has been replaced an acetyl group (i.e. –CO–CH3) and that the replacement occurred on the nitrogen (aka "N") atom.
Overall, it means something like: "consider glucosamine but replace one hydrogen on the nitrogen atom by an acetyl group". This is the standard "substitutive naming" defined by the IUPAC.
answered Jan 5 at 12:50
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These are not dots. They actually are single bonds though I do not know why they are printed that way. As such, they should be represented by a half-long dash (called EN DASH in Unicode).
In the name N-acetylglucosamine, acetyl means that a hydrogen atom has been replaced an acetyl group (i.e. –CO–CH3) and that the replacement occurred on the nitrogen (aka "N") atom.
Overall, it means something like: "consider glucosamine but replace one hydrogen on the nitrogen atom by an acetyl group". This is the standard "substitutive naming" defined by the IUPAC.
answered Jan 5 at 12:50
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These are not dots. They actually are single bonds though I do not know why they are printed that way. As such, they should be represented by a half-long dash (called EN DASH in Unicode).
In the name N-acetylglucosamine, acetyl means that a hydrogen atom has been replaced an acetyl group (i.e. –CO–CH3) and that the replacement occurred on the nitrogen (aka "N") atom.
Overall, it means something like: "consider glucosamine but replace one hydrogen on the nitrogen atom by an acetyl group". This is the standard "substitutive naming" defined by the IUPAC.
answered Jan 5 at 12:50
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These are not dots. They actually are single bonds though I do not know why they are printed that way. As such, they should be represented by a half-long dash (called EN DASH in Unicode).
In the name N-acetylglucosamine, acetyl means that a hydrogen atom has been replaced an acetyl group (i.e. –CO–CH3) and that the replacement occurred on the nitrogen (aka "N") atom.
Overall, it means something like: "consider glucosamine but replace one hydrogen on the nitrogen atom by an acetyl group". This is the standard "substitutive naming" defined by the IUPAC.
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What is glucosamine? What is an acetyl? The acetyl is connected to the amine at the nitrogen atom, hence N-acetyl. These "dots" (they look more like blobs to me) are just a simple covalent bond. Why they look like blobs I have no idea.
– Karl
Jan 5 at 12:46
3
These don't look like dots to me, more like en-dashes used for denoting chemical bonds (e.g. $ce{HN-CO-CH3}$). Probably they were chosen short by the typography in order to fit an entire structure on the page. N- indicate the substituent on the nitrogen, and the task of finding what is acetyl is I leave to you:)
– andselisk
Jan 5 at 12:47
3
They look more like dashs to me, a dash is a common symbol for a single bond
– Nuclear Chemist
Jan 5 at 13:14