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L-Galactono-1,4-lactone

≥95.0% (GC)

Synonym(s):

L-Galactonic acid γ-lactone, NSC 25282

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H10O6
CAS Number:
1668-08-2
Molecular Weight:
178.14
Beilstein:
83005
MDL number:
MFCD00066466
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
PubChem Substance ID:
329747682
NACRES:
NA.25

Assay

≥95.0% (GC)

form

solid

optical activity

[α]/D 78.0±3.0°, c = 1 in H2O

color

white

mp

134  °C ((273 °F))

suitability

conforms to structure for Proton NMR spectrum

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

OC[C@H](O)[C@H]1OC(=O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O

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 key

SXZYCXMUPBBULW-NEEWWZBLSA-N

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Biochem/physiol Actions

Metabolite in the biosynthetic pathway of vitamin C in higher plants.

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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María del Carmen Córdoba-Pedregosa et al.
Journal of experimental botany, 56(412), 685-694 (2004-12-08)
Onions (Allium cepa L.) treated with external ascorbic acid or with the immediate precursor of its synthesis L-galactono-gamma-lactone show a stimulated elongation rate of the roots and an increase in the number of new radicles appearing at the bulb base.
Yongshun Gao et al.
Journal of experimental botany, 62(10), 3647-3657 (2011-03-23)
Ascorbate (AsA) is a redox buffer and enzyme cofactor with various proposed functions in stress responses and growth. The aim was to identify genes whose transcript levels respond to changes in leaf AsA. The AsA-deficient Arabidopsis mutant vtc2-1 was incubated
J Leipner et al.
Planta, 210(6), 964-969 (2000-06-29)
Infiltrating detached maize (Zea mays L.) leaves with L-galactono-1,4-lactone (L-GAL) resulted in a 4-fold increase in the content of leaf ascorbate. Upon exposure to high irradiance (1000 mumol photons m-2 s-1) at 5 degrees C, L-GAL leaves de-epoxidized the xanthophyll-cycle
C M Spickett et al.
Free radical biology & medicine, 28(2), 183-192 (2001-04-03)
This study investigated the ability of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae to synthesize ascorbate and its 5-carbon analogue erythroascorbate from a variety of precursors, and their importance as antioxidants in this organism. Studies of ascorbate and analogues in micro-organisms have been
Vincent R Franceschi et al.
Plant physiology, 130(2), 649-656 (2002-10-12)
L-Ascorbic acid (AsA) was found to be loaded into phloem of source leaves and transported to sink tissues. When L-[(14)C]AsA was applied to leaves of intact plants of three different species, autoradiographs and HPLC analysis demonstrated that AsA was accumulated
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