LEVULIN

Structure

2D structure of LEVULIN
2D structure
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3D model

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Names and identifiers

Name

LEVULIN

IUPAC name

4-oxopentanoic acid

SMILES

CC(=O)CCC(=O)O

General information

Molecular formula

C5H8O3

Molecular weight

116.12 g/mol

Monoisotopic mass

116.0473 Da

Classification

Pathway:
Superclass:
Class:
Glycoside:
No

Chemical classification: NPClassifier (Kim et al., 2021)

Plants with the compound

Plant Plant part Amount Reference
Taraxacum F.H.Wigg. sect. Taraxacum - -
Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.
Taraxacum F.H.Wigg. sect. Taraxacum root 187000 ppm
Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.