Term Name: | N-acetyl-D-glucosamino-1,5-lactone |
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Synonyms: | 2-(acetylamino)-2-deoxy-D-gluconic acid delta-lactone, 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-1,5-gluconolactone, 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucono-(1,5)-lactone, 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucono-(1->5)-lactone, 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucono-1,5-lactone, 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucono-delta-lactone, 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-gluconolactone, CD 80110, CD-80110, N-[(3R,4R,5S,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-2-oxotetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl]acetamide, N-acetyl-D-glucosamino-1,5-lactone, N-acetylglucosamino-1,5-lactone |
Definition: | A deoxygluconolactone that results from the cyclisation and formal condensation of the carboxy group of 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-gluconic acid with its 5-hydroxy group. It is a sex pheromone found in the urine of female blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:42870] ( EBI ) |