CHEBI:17301 - glucaric acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:17301
ChEBI Nameglucaric acid
Stars
DefinitionA hexaric acid derived by oxidation of sugar such as glucose with nitric acid.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:5393, CHEBI:24258
Last Modified1 October 2025
FormulaC6H10O8
Net Charge0
Average Mass210.138
Monoisotopic Mass210.03757
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
Biological Roles:
plant metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
human metabolite  Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens).
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
glucaric acid (CHEBI:17301) has role human metabolite (CHEBI:77746)
glucaric acid (CHEBI:17301) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
glucaric acid (CHEBI:17301) is a hexaric acid (CHEBI:24577)
glucaric acid (CHEBI:17301) is conjugate acid of glucarate(1−) (CHEBI:35392)
Incoming Relation(s)
O-sinapoylglucaric acid (CHEBI:16681) has functional parent glucaric acid (CHEBI:17301)
2-O-caffeoylglucaric acid (CHEBI:17470) has functional parent glucaric acid (CHEBI:17301)
glucaric acid derivative (CHEBI:33797) has functional parent glucaric acid (CHEBI:17301)
glucarolactone (CHEBI:17849) has functional parent glucaric acid (CHEBI:17301)
D-glucaric acid (CHEBI:16002) is a glucaric acid (CHEBI:17301)
L-glucaric acid (CHEBI:47537) is a glucaric acid (CHEBI:17301)
glucarate(1−) (CHEBI:35392) is conjugate base of glucaric acid (CHEBI:17301)
IUPAC Name 
glucaric acid
Synonyms  Source
Glucaric acidKEGG COMPOUND
glucosaccharic acidChemIDplus
tetrahydroxyadipic acidChemIDplus
saccharic acidChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
C00767KEGG COMPOUND
DB03603DrugBank
HMDB0000663HMDB
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1728123Reaxys
CAS:25525-21-7ChemIDplus
Citations