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CHEBI:37426 - aldarolactone
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:37426 |
| ChEBI Name | aldarolactone |
| Stars | |
| Definition | A carbohydrate lactone resulting from the formal intramolecular condensation between a hydroxy group and one of the carboxy groups of an aldaric acid. |
| Last Modified | 21 May 2015 |
| Roles Classification |
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| Chemical Role: | Bronsted acid A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base). |
| ChEBI Ontology |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| aldarolactone (CHEBI:37426) is a carbohydrate acid (CHEBI:33720) |
| aldarolactone (CHEBI:37426) is a carbohydrate lactone (CHEBI:37421) |
| Incoming Relation(s) |
| D-galactaro-1,4-lactone (CHEBI:85532) is a aldarolactone (CHEBI:37426) |
| D-galactaro-1,5-lactone (CHEBI:84190) is a aldarolactone (CHEBI:37426) |
| D-glucaro-1,4-lactone (CHEBI:85805) is a aldarolactone (CHEBI:37426) |
| glucarolactone (CHEBI:17849) is a aldarolactone (CHEBI:37426) |
| Synonym | Source |
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| aldarolactones | ChEBI |