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γ-Caprolactone

98%

Synonym(s):

gamma-Caprolactone, γ-Ethyl-γ-butyrolactone

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H10O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
114.14
Beilstein:
6114822
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

98%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.439 (lit.)

bp

219 °C (lit.)

density

1.023 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCC1CCC(=O)O1

InChI

1S/C6H10O2/c1-2-5-3-4-6(7)8-5/h5H,2-4H2,1H3

InChI key

JBFHTYHTHYHCDJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... CYP1A2(1544)

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General description

γ-caprolactone (GCL) is well-known as a food flavor and is a biostimulant molecule promoting the growth of bacteria with biocontrol activity against soft-rot pathogens. GCL treatment stimulates growth of the native quorum sensing-degrading bacterial community in an industrial plant hydroponic system for culturing Solanum tuberosum.

Application

γ-Caprolactone was used as curing agent for diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A with ytterbium triflate as an initiator.

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

208.4 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

98 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Journal of proteome research, 11(1), 206-216 (2011-11-17)
Gamma-caprolactone (GCL) is well-known as a food flavor and has been recently described as a biostimulant molecule promoting the growth of bacteria with biocontrol activity against soft-rot pathogens. Among these biocontrol agents, Rhodococcus erythropolis, characterized by a remarkable metabolic versatility
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Bacteria degrading quorum sensing (QS) signals have been proposed as biocontrol agents able to quench QS-dependent expression of virulence symptoms caused by Pectobacterium on potato plants. We report here that gamma-caprolactone (GCL) treatment stimulated growth of the native QS-degrading bacterial
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