2,3-Pentanedione, 4,5-dihydroxy- (9CI)

Names

[ Name ]:
2,3-Pentanedione, 4,5-dihydroxy- (9CI)

Biological Activity

[Description]:

4,5-Dihydroxy-2,3-pentanedione is a production of S-ribosylhomocysteine. 4,5-Dihydroxy-2,3-pentanedione reacts with boric acid to synthesize AI-2 (an autoinducer)[1].

[Related Catalog]:

Research Areas >> Metabolic Disease

[References]

[1]. S Schauder, et al. The LuxS family of bacterial autoinducers: biosynthesis of a novel quorum-sensing signal molecule. Mol Microbiol. 2001 Jul;41(2):463-76.

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₅H₈O₄

[ Molecular Weight ]:
132.11

[ Exact Mass ]:
132.04200

[ PSA ]:
74.60000

Precursor & DownStream

Precursor

DownStream

Related Compounds

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