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gamma-caprolactone

Term ID
CHEBI:85235
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 gamma-lactone that is oxolan-2-one substituted by an ethyl group at position 5.
References
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Relationships
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Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from gamma-caprolactone
Phenotype where environments contain gamma-caprolactone
Phenotype modified by environments containing gamma-caprolactone
Human Disease Model