Term Name: (R)-pantolactone
Synonyms: (3R)-3-hydroxy-4,4-dimethyldihydrofuran-2(3H)-one, (3R)-Dihydro-3-hydroxy-4,4-dimethyl-2(3H)-Furanone, (R)-Pantolactone, (R)-Pantoyl lactone
Definition: A butan-4-olide that is dihydrofuran-2(3H)-one substituted by a hydroxy group at position 3 and two methyl groups at position 4 (the R-stereoisomer).
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:16719]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: butan-4-olide
has_functional_parent: (R)-pantoic acid
has_role: Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite