![]() Skeletal formula of d-Glucosone | |
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IUPAC name d-arabino-Hexos-2-ulose [1] | |
Systematic IUPAC name (3S,4R,5R)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydroxy-2-oxohexanal | |
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MeSH | glucosone |
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Properties | |
C6H10O6 | |
Molar mass | 178.140 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Glucosone is a reactive carbonyl compound that can be produced by an Amadori rearrangement of a derivative of glucose. It is a dicarbonyl intermediate of the Maillard reaction whose production is higher under oxidative versus non-oxidative conditions. [2]