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  <version>1.0</version>
  <creation_date>2011-09-21 00:09:07 UTC</creation_date>
  <update_date>2015-07-21 06:56:59 UTC</update_date>
  <accession>FDB022143</accession>
  <name>Erythronic acid</name>
  <description>Erythronic acid is a sugar component of aqueous humour (eye). It may be derived from glycated proteins or from degradation of ascorbic acid.  Erythronic acid is a normal organic acid present in a healthy adult and pediatric population. It has been found in urine, plasma, CSF and synovial fluid. (PMID: 14708889, 8087979, 8376520, 10420182)
Erythronic acid is formed when N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine (GlcNAc) is oxidised. GlcNAc is a constituent of hyaluronic acid (HA), a polysaccharide consisting of alternating units of Glucuronic acid and GlcNAc, present as an aqueous solution in synovial fluid. In synovial fluid of patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, HA is thought to be degraded either by radicals generated by Fenton chemistry (Fe2+/H2O2) or by NaOCl generated by myeloperoxidase. (PMID: 10614067) [HMDB]</description>
  <synonyms>
    <synonym>(R*,R*)-2,3,4-trihydroxy-Butanoate</synonym>
    <synonym>(R*,R*)-2,3,4-trihydroxy-Butanoic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>2,3,4-trihydroxybutanoate</synonym>
    <synonym>2,3,4-trihydroxybutanoic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>erythro-2,3,4-Trihydroxybutyrate</synonym>
    <synonym>erythro-2,3,4-Trihydroxybutyric acid</synonym>
    <synonym>Erythronate</synonym>
    <synonym>Erythronic acid</synonym>
  </synonyms>
  <chemical_formula>C4H8O5</chemical_formula>
  <average_molecular_weight>136.1033</average_molecular_weight>
  <monisotopic_moleculate_weight>136.037173366</monisotopic_moleculate_weight>
  <iupac_name>(2R,3R)-2,3,4-trihydroxybutanoic acid</iupac_name>
  <traditional_iupac>erythronic acid</traditional_iupac>
  <cas_registry_number>13752-84-6</cas_registry_number>
  <smiles>OC[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)C(O)=O</smiles>
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    <description> belongs to the class of organic compounds known as sugar acids and derivatives. Sugar acids and derivatives are compounds containing a saccharide unit which bears a carboxylic acid group.</description>
    <direct_parent>Sugar acids and derivatives</direct_parent>
    <kingdom>Organic compounds</kingdom>
    <super_class>Organic oxygen compounds</super_class>
    <class>Organooxygen compounds</class>
    <sub_class>Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates</sub_class>
    <molecular_framework>Aliphatic acyclic compounds</molecular_framework>
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      <alternative_parent>Alpha hydroxy acids and derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Beta hydroxy acids and derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Carbonyl compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Carboxylic acids</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Fatty acids and conjugates</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Hydrocarbon derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Monocarboxylic acids and derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Monosaccharides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organic oxides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Polyols</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Primary alcohols</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Secondary alcohols</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Short-chain hydroxy acids and derivatives</alternative_parent>
    </alternative_parents>
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      <substituent>Alcohol</substituent>
      <substituent>Aliphatic acyclic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Alpha-hydroxy acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Beta-hydroxy acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Carbonyl group</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Fatty acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Hydrocarbon derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Hydroxy acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives</substituent>
      <substituent>Monosaccharide</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxide</substituent>
      <substituent>Polyol</substituent>
      <substituent>Primary alcohol</substituent>
      <substituent>Secondary alcohol</substituent>
      <substituent>Short-chain hydroxy acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Sugar acid</substituent>
    </substituents>
    <external_descriptors>
      <external_descriptor>erythronic acid</external_descriptor>
    </external_descriptors>
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      <source>ALOGPS</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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  </flavors>
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</compound>
