L-galactono-1,4-lactone

Names

[ Name ]:
L-galactono-1,4-lactone

[Synonym ]:
L-(+)-galactono-1,4-lactone
L(+)-GALACTONICACIDG-LACTONE
(3S,4S,5R)-5-[(1S)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-one

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
1.766g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
467.9ºC at 760mmHg

[ Melting Point ]:
134-136ºC

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₆H₁₀O₆

[ Molecular Weight ]:
178.14000

[ Flash Point ]:
201.5ºC

[ Exact Mass ]:
178.04800

[ PSA ]:
107.22000

[ Vapour Pressure ]:
1.01E-10mmHg at 25°C

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.625

[ Storage condition ]:
?20°C

Safety Information

[ Safety Phrases ]:
24/25

[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport

[ HS Code ]:
2932209090

Precursor & DownStream

Precursor

DownStream

Customs

[ HS Code ]: 2932209090

[ Summary ]:
2932209090. other lactones. VAT:17.0%. Tax rebate rate:13.0%. . MFN tariff:6.5%. General tariff:20.0%

Articles

The biosynthesis of erythroascorbate in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and its role as an antioxidant.

Free Radic. Biol. Med. 28(2) , 183-92, (2000)

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 antio...

De novo asymmetric syntheses of C-4-substituted sugars via an iterative dihydroxylation strategy.

Carbohydr. Res. 341(10) , 1505-21, (2006)

A short and highly efficient route to various C-4 substituted sugar lactones has been developed. The key to the overall transformation is the sequential osmium-catalyzed dihydroxylation reaction of su...

Cellular ascorbic acid regulates the activity of major peroxidases in the apical poles of germinating white spruce (Picea glauca) somatic embryos.

Plant Physiol. Biochem. 45(3-4) , 188-98, (2007)

In previous studies we have reported that applications of ascorbic acid (ACS) enhance the conversion frequency of white spruce somatic embryos by "rescuing" structurally disorganized meristems and ind...