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N-acetylmuramyl-alanylglutamine-n-butyl ester

under Acetylmuramyl-Alanyl-Isoglutamine
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More on Acetylmuramyl-Alanyl-Isoglutamine Definition: Peptidoglycan immunoadjuvant originally isolated from bacterial cell wall fragments; also acts as pyrogen and may cause arthritis; stimulates both humoral and cellular immunity.  /biosyn permitted; DF: AMAIG    Other names Muramyl Dipeptide; Mur-NAc-L-Ala-D-isoGln; N Acetylmuramyl L Alanyl D Isoglutamine; N Acetyl Muramyl L Alanyl D Glutamic alpha Amide; Mur NAc L Ala D isoGln; Isoglutamine, Acetylmuramyl Alanyl; Dipeptide, Muramyl; Alanyl Isoglutamine, Acetylmuramyl; N-Acetylmuramyl-L-Alanyl-D-Isoglutamine; N-Acetyl-Muramyl-L-Alanyl-D-Glutamic-alpha-Amide; Acetylmuramyl Alanyl Isoglutamine
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
N-acetylmuramyl-alanylglutamine-n-butyl ester [ AMAIG-BE,N-AcMu-Ala-Gln-n-butyl ester,N-acetylmuramyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamine-n-butyl ester,murabutide,muramyl dipeptide butyl ester ]
  adjuvant devoid of pyrogenicity; RN given refers to (D)-isomer 		74817-61-1 D-Glutamine, N2-(N-(N-acetylmuramoyl)-L-alanyl)-, butyl ester  Acetylmuramyl-Alanyl-Isoglutamine/*analogs & derivatives
Pharma Action Adjuvants, Immunologic; Anti-HIV Agents 		Infect Immun 1982;35(2):417

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