Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-11-19 04:36:24 UTC
Update Date2022-08-31 22:26:38 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0033141
Metabolite Identification
Common NameL-galactono-1,4-lactone
DescriptionL-galactono-1,4-lactone belongs to the class of organic compounds known as gamma butyrolactones. Gamma butyrolactones are compounds containing a gamma butyrolactone moiety, which consists of an aliphatic five-member ring with four carbon atoms, one oxygen atom, and bears a ketone group on the carbon adjacent to the oxygen atom. L-galactono-1,4-lactone exists in all eukaryotes, ranging from yeast to plants to humans. L-galactono-1,4-lactone is a secondary metabolite. Secondary metabolites are metabolically or physiologically non-essential metabolites that may serve a role as defense or signalling molecules. In some cases they are simply molecules that arise from the incomplete metabolism of other secondary metabolites. Based on a literature review very few articles have been published on L-galactono-1,4-lactone.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
L-galactono-γ-lactoneMetaCyc
L-Galactonate-γ-lactoneMetaCyc
L-Galactonic acid-γ-lactoneMetaCyc
L-Galactonic acid-g-lactoneMetaCyc
L-Galactonate-g-lactoneGenerator
Galactono-1,4-lactoneMeSH
Molecular FormulaC6H10O6
Average Mass178.14
Monoisotopic Mass178.047738052
IUPAC Name(3S,4S,5R)-5-[(1S)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-one
Traditional NameL-galactono-1,4-lactone
CAS Registry Number1668-08-2
SMILES
[H][C@@]1(OC(=O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O)[C@@H](O)CO
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C6H10O6/c7-1-2(8)5-3(9)4(10)6(11)12-5/h2-5,7-10H,1H2/t2-,3-,4-,5+/m0/s1
InChI KeySXZYCXMUPBBULW-NEEWWZBLSA-N