Term Name: N-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosaminyl group
Synonyms: 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-alpha-D-galactopyranosyl, 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-alpha-D-galactopyranosyl group, alpha-GalNAc-R, N-acetyl-beta-D-galactosaminyl-R, N-acetyl-D-galactosaminyl-R, terminal alpha-linked GalNAc
Definition: The glycosyl group obtained by removing the hydroxy group from the hemiacetal function of N-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosamine. A proposed epitope of blood group A antigen.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:88142]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: N-acetyl-D-galactosaminyl group
has_role: epitope
inverse has_part: alpha-L-Fuc-(1->2)-[alpha-D-GalNAc-(1->3)]-beta-D-Gal-(1->3)-beta-D-GlcNAc-(1->3)-alpha-D-Gal-yl group
is_substituent_group_from: N-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosamine