Term Name: gamma-caprolactone
Synonyms: 4-Ethyl-4-butanolide, 4-Hexanolide, 4-Hydroxyhexanoic acid lactone, 5-ethyloxolan-2-one, 5-Ethyltetrahydro-2-furanone, 6-Caprolactone, Dihydro-5-ethyl-2(3H)-furanone, gamma-Ethyl-n-butyrolactone, gamma-Ethylbutyrolactone, gamma-Hexanolactone
Definition: A γ-lactone that is oxolan-2-one substituted by an ethyl group at position 5.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:85235]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: butan-4-olide
has_role: human blood serum metabolite