gluconolactone
Sign in to saveAlso known as delta-D-gluconolactone, 1,5-D-gluconolactone, D-gluconic acid lactone, D-gluconic acid delta-lactone, gluconic delta-lactone, (3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-one, (3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-one
Glucono-δ-lactone (GDL), also known as gluconolactone, is an organic compound with the formula . A colorless solid, it is an oxidized derivative of glucose.
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- Mass
- 178.048
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- chemical formula
- C₆H₁₀O₆
- Commons category
- Glucono delta-lactone
- isomeric SMILES
- C([C@@H]1[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](C(=O)O1)O)O)O)O
- canonical SMILES
- C(C1C(C(C(C(=O)O1)O)O)O)O
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Glucono-δ-lactone (GDL), also known as gluconolactone, is an organic compound with the formula . A colorless solid, it is an oxidized derivative of glucose.
It is typically produced by the aerobic oxidation of glucose in the presence of the enzyme glucose oxidase. The conversion cogenerates hydrogen peroxide, which is often the key product of the enzyme: