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Created at2020-03-18 23:22:24 UTC
Updated at2020-12-07 19:06:58 UTC
CannabisDB IDCDB006170
Secondary Accession NumbersNot Available
Cannabis Compound Identification
Common NameGluconic acid
DescriptionGluconic acid, also known as dextronic acid, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as sugar acids and derivatives. Sugar acids and derivatives are compounds containing a saccharide unit which bears a carboxylic acid group. Gluconic acid is an extremely weak acid (based on its pKa). Gluconic acid exists in all living species, ranging from bacteria to humans. Gluconic acid is produced in particularly high abundance by certain fungi, such as Aspergillus niger (PMID: 24039465 ). Gluconic acid occurs naturally in fruit, honey, kombucha tea, and cow’s milk. Gluconic acid and its lactone have also been found in some table wines. The source of gluconic acid is most likely mold metabolism. Industrially, gluconate is used as a concrete admixture (retarder) to slow down the cement hydration reactions and to delay the cement setting time. It is also used in cleaning products where it helps cleaning up mineral deposits. In this regard, gluconic acid has been found to chelate the anions of calcium, iron, aluminium, copper, various rare earths and other heavy metals. The salts of gluconic acid are known as "gluconates". Gluconic acid is also used to maintain the cation-anion balance on electrolyte solutions and is present in certain electrolye solutions, such as "plasmalyte A", which is used for intravenous fluid resuscitation. Gluconate is also used in a variety of pharmaceutical applications. For instance, calcium gluconate is used to treat burns arising from hydrofluoric acid while quinine gluconate is a salt of gluconic acid and quinine, which is used for intramuscular injection in the treatment of malaria. In humans, altered levels of gluconic acid have been found in the metabolic disorder called the transaldolase deficiency.
Structure
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Synonyms
Chemical FormulaC6H12O7
Average Molecular Weight196.16
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight196.0583
IUPAC Name(2R,3S,4R,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanoic acid
Traditional Namegluconate
CAS Registry Number526-95-4
SMILES
OC[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)C(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C6H12O7/c7-1-2(8)3(9)4(10)5(11)6(12)13/h2-5,7-11H,1H2,(H,12,13)/t2-,3-,4+,5-/m1/s1
InChI KeyRGHNJXZEOKUKBD-SQOUGZDYSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as sugar acids and derivatives. Sugar acids and derivatives are compounds containing a saccharide unit which bears a carboxylic acid group.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassOrganic oxygen compounds
ClassOrganooxygen compounds
Sub ClassCarbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates
Direct ParentSugar acids and derivatives
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Gluconic_acid
  • Medium-chain hydroxy acid
  • Medium-chain fatty acid
  • Beta-hydroxy acid
  • Hydroxy fatty acid
  • Alpha-hydroxy acid
  • Fatty acyl
  • Fatty acid
  • Hydroxy acid
  • Monosaccharide
  • Secondary alcohol
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Polyol
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Alcohol
  • Carbonyl group
  • Primary alcohol
  • Organic oxide
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
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Physical Properties
StateSolid
Experimental Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting Point113 - 118 °CNot Available
Boiling Point417 °CWikipedia
Water Solubility316 mg/mL at 25 °CMERCK INDEX (1996)
logPNot AvailableNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
logP-2.6ALOGPS
logP-3.4ChemAxon
logS-0.09ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)3.39ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-3ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count7ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count6ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area138.45 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count5ChemAxon
Refractivity38.27 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability17.15 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
BioavailabilityYesChemAxon
Rule of FiveNoChemAxon
Ghose FilterNoChemAxon
Veber's RuleNoChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleNoChemAxon
Spectra
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MS/MS
NMR
Pathways
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Protein Targets
Enzymes
Protein NameGene NameLocusUniprot IDDetails
Probable gluconokinaseIDNK9q21.32Q5T6J7 details
TransportersNot Available
Metal Bindings
Protein NameGene NameLocusUniprot IDDetails
RegucalcinRGNXp11.3Q15493 details
ReceptorsNot Available
Transcriptional FactorsNot Available
Concentrations Data
Not Available
HMDB IDHMDB0000625
DrugBank IDDB13180
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FoodDB IDFDB001980
KNApSAcK IDC00007303
Chemspider ID10240
KEGG Compound IDC00257
BioCyc IDGLUCONATE
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkGluconic_acid
METLIN ID345
PubChem Compound10690
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI ID33198
References
General References
  1. Shindia AA, El-Sherbeny GA, El-Esawy AE, Sheriff YM: Production of gluconic Acid by some local fungi. Mycobiology. 2006 Mar;34(1):22-9. doi: 10.4489/MYCO.2006.34.1.022. Epub 2006 Mar 31. [PubMed:24039465 ]

Enzymes

General function:
Involved in shikimate kinase activity
Specific function:
Not Available
Gene Name:
IDNK
Uniprot ID:
Q5T6J7
Molecular weight:
20577.63