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| D-Galacturonic acid | |
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| IUPAC name | (2S,3R,4S,5R)-2,3,4,5-Tetrahydroxy-6-oxo-hexanoic acid |
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| CAS number | 685-73-4 |
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| Molecular formula | C6H10O7 |
| Molar mass | 194.139 |
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D-Galacturonic acid is a sugar acid, an oxidized form of D-galactose. It is the main component of pectin, in which it exists as the polymer polygalacturonic acid. It has an aldehyde group at C1 and a carboxylic acid group at C6. Other oxidized forms of D-galactose are D-galactonic acid (carboxylic group at C1) and meso-galactaric acid (mucic acid) (carboxylic groups at C1 and C6). It is also a uronic acid or hexuronic acid. Naturally occuring uronic acids are D-glucuronic acid, D-galacturonic acid, L-iduronic acid and D-mannuronic acid.
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