CHEBI:194429 - mevalonolactone

ChEBI IDCHEBI:194429
ChEBI Namemevalonolactone
Stars
DefinitionA racemate comprising equimolar amounts of (R)-mevalonolactone and (S)-mevalonolactone.
Last Modified22 February 2023
SubmitterAdnan
FormulaC6H10O3
Net Charge0
Average Mass130.143
Monoisotopic Mass130.06299
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Homo sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606) Urine (NCIT:C13283) PubMed (11522061)
Psammotettix alienus (ncbitaxon:1329925) - PubMed (12481687)
Roles Classification
Biological Roles:
human urinary metabolite  Any metabolite (endogenous or exogenous) found in human urine samples.
animal metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in animals that include diverse creatures from sponges, insects to mammals.
Application:
antimyopathic agent  A drug used to treat myopathy.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
mevalonolactone (CHEBI:194429) has functional parent mevalonic acid (CHEBI:25351)
mevalonolactone (CHEBI:194429) has part (R)-mevalonolactone (CHEBI:67849)
mevalonolactone (CHEBI:194429) has part (S)-mevalonolactone (CHEBI:194428)
mevalonolactone (CHEBI:194429) has role animal metabolite (CHEBI:75767)
mevalonolactone (CHEBI:194429) has role antimyopathic agent (CHEBI:194430)
mevalonolactone (CHEBI:194429) has role human urinary metabolite (CHEBI:84087)
mevalonolactone (CHEBI:194429) is a racemate (CHEBI:60911)
IUPAC Name 
rac-4-hydroxy-4-methyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-one
Synonyms  Source
(±)-mevalonolactoneChEBI
mevalonic acid lactoneChEBI
mevalonic lactoneChEBI
mevalonic acid δ-lactoneChEBI
mevalolactoneChEBI
DL-mevalonic acid δ-lactoneChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
C00062661KNApSAcK
LSM-6380LINCS
HMDB0006024HMDB
Registry NumbersSources
CAS:674-26-0PubChem Compound
Citations