gamma-octalactone (CHEBI:145738)

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ChEBI Name	γ-octalactone

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:145738

ChEBI ASCII Name	gamma-octalactone

Definition	A γ-lactone that is oxolan-2-one substituted by a butyl group at position 5. It is a volatile compound found in peaches, mangoes, beef and ham.

Stars	This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.

Submitter	Mark Williams

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Formula

C8H14O2

Net Charge

Average Mass

142.198

Monoisotopic Mass

142.09938

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H14O2/c1-2-3-4-7-5-6-8(9)10-7/h7H,2-6H2,1H3

InChIKey

IPBFYZQJXZJBFQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C1(OC(=O)CC1)CCCC

Metabolite of Species	Details
Mus sp.cilegus (NCBI:txid10103)	Found in urine (BTO:0001419). See: PubMed
Taiwanofungus camphoratus (NCBI:txid196114)	See: PubMed
Mangifera indica (NCBI:txid29780)	See: PubMed
Prunus persica (NCBI:txid3760)	Found in ripe peach with leaves. See: DOI
Sus scrofa domesticus (NCBI:txid9825)	See: DOI
Bos taurus (NCBI:txid9913)	Found in the Longissimus Thoracis muscle. See: PubMed

Roles Classification
Biological Role(s):	fungal metabolite Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in fungi, the kingdom that includes microorganisms such as the yeasts and moulds. mouse metabolite Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in a mouse (Mus musculus). mammalian metabolite Any animal metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in mammals. insect attractant A chemical that attracts insects. plant metabolite Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms. flavouring agent A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.

Application(s):	flavouring agent A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	γ-octalactone (CHEBI:145738) has role flavouring agent (CHEBI:35617) γ-octalactone (CHEBI:145738) has role fungal metabolite (CHEBI:76946) γ-octalactone (CHEBI:145738) has role insect attractant (CHEBI:24850) γ-octalactone (CHEBI:145738) has role mammalian metabolite (CHEBI:75768) γ-octalactone (CHEBI:145738) has role mouse metabolite (CHEBI:75771) γ-octalactone (CHEBI:145738) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924) γ-octalactone (CHEBI:145738) is a γ-lactone (CHEBI:37581) γ-octalactone (CHEBI:145738) is a tetrahydrofuranone (CHEBI:47016) γ-octalactone (CHEBI:145738) is a volatile organic compound (CHEBI:134179)

IUPAC Name

5-butyldihydrofuran-2(3H)-one

Last Modified

07 January 2020