Digalacturonic acid

Names

[ Name ]:
Digalacturonic acid

[Synonym ]:
GALACTURONIC ACID ALPHA1,4-GALACTURONIC ACID
FURA-PE3 HEXAPOTASSIUM SALT
A-DGALU(1-4)DGALU
(2S,3R,4S,5R,6S)-6-[(2S,3R,4R,5R)-2-carboxy-4,5,6-trihydroxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxane-2-carboxylic acid
MFCD00079142
4]-D-GALA
GALA-ALPHA1,4GALA

Biological Activity

[Description]:

Digalacturonic acid is a metabolite of pectin or pectic acid. Digalacturonic acid can be used for the co-crystallization of enzymes such as proteinase K[1][2].

[Related Catalog]:

Research Areas >> Others

[Target]

Human Endogenous Metabolite

[References]

[1]. Gouvion C, et, al. Conformational study of digalacturonic acid and sodium digalacturonate in solution. Carbohydr Res. 1994 Aug 17;261(2):187-202.

[2]. Larson SB, et, al. High-resolution structure of proteinase K cocrystallized with digalacturonic acid. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2009 Mar 1;65(Pt 3):192-8.

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
1.97 g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
793.8ºC at 760 mmHg

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₁₂H₁₈O₁₃

[ Molecular Weight ]:
370.26400

[ Flash Point ]:
296.6ºC

[ Exact Mass ]:
370.07500

[ PSA ]:
223.67000

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.682

[ Storage condition ]:
-20°C

Safety Information

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Gloves;type N95 (US);type P1 (EN143) respirator filter

[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport

Articles

Molecular characterization of a thermophilic endo-polygalacturonase from Thielavia arenaria XZ7 with high catalytic efficiency and application potential in the food and feed industries.

J. Agric. Food Chem. 62(52) , 12686-94, (2015)

Thermophilic endo-polygalacturonases with high catalytic efficiency are of great interest in the food and feed industries. This study identified an endo-polygalacturonase gene (pg7fn) of glycoside hyd...

Horizontal Gene Transfer of Pectinases from Bacteria Preceded the Diversification of Stick and Leaf Insects.

Sci. Rep. 6 , 26388, (2016)

Genes acquired by horizontal transfer are increasingly being found in animal genomes. Understanding their origin and evolution requires knowledge about the phylogenetic relationships from both source ...

Coordination ability of digalactosamine, and di- and trigalacturonic acids. Potentiometric and spectroscopic studies of Cu(II) complexes.

J. Inorg. Biochem. 57(1) , 1-10, (1995)

Potentiometric and spectroscopic (EPR, CD, and absorption spectra) data obtained for digalactosamine and di- and trigalacturonic acid with Cu(II) have shown that the di-sugar binding is usually less e...

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