CHEBI:44800 - (2R,4S)-2-methyltetrahydrofuran-2,3,3,4-tetrol

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ChEBI Name (2R,4S)-2-methyltetrahydrofuran-2,3,3,4-tetrol
ChEBI ID CHEBI:44800
ChEBI ASCII Name (2R,4S)-2-methyltetrahydrofuran-2,3,3,4-tetrol
Definition A tetrahydroxytetrahydrofuran in which the hydroxy groups are located at positions 2, 3, 4, and 4 and which is substituted by a methyl group at position 2 (the 2R,4S diastereoisomer).
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Formula C5H10O5
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 150.12990
Monoisotopic Mass 150.05282
InChI InChI=1S/C5H10O5/c1-4(7)5(8,9)3(6)2-10-4/h3,6-9H,2H2,1H3/t3-,4+/m0/s1
InChIKey BVIYGXUQVXBHQS-IUYQGCFVSA-N
SMILES C[C@@]1(O)OC[C@H](O)C1(O)O
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): autoinducer
A signalling molecule produced and used by bacteria participating in quorum sensing, that is, in cell-cell communication to coordinate community-wide regulation of processes such as biofilm formation, virulence, and bioluminescence in populations of bacteria. Such communication can occur both within and between different species of bacteria.
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Outgoing (2R,4S)-2-methyltetrahydrofuran-2,3,3,4-tetrol (CHEBI:44800) has role autoinducer (CHEBI:71338)
(2R,4S)-2-methyltetrahydrofuran-2,3,3,4-tetrol (CHEBI:44800) is a cyclic ketal (CHEBI:59779)
(2R,4S)-2-methyltetrahydrofuran-2,3,3,4-tetrol (CHEBI:44800) is a ketone hydrate (CHEBI:63734)
(2R,4S)-2-methyltetrahydrofuran-2,3,3,4-tetrol (CHEBI:44800) is a tetrahydroxytetrahydrofuran (CHEBI:47041)
(2R,4S)-2-methyltetrahydrofuran-2,3,3,4-tetrol (CHEBI:44800) is a tetrol (CHEBI:33573)
IUPAC Name
(2R,4S)-2-methyltetrahydrofuran-2,3,3,4-tetrol
Synonyms Sources
(2R,4S)-2-METHYL-2,3,3,4-TETRAHYDROXYTETRAHYDROFURAN PDBeChem
(2R,4S)-2-methyldihydrofuran-2,3,3,4(2H)-tetrol IUPAC
(2R,4S)-2-methyloxolane-2,3,3,4-tetrol ChEBI
(2R,4S)-2-methyltetrahydrofuran-2,3,3,4-tetrol UniProt
(R)-THMF MetaCyc
AI-2 MetaCyc
auto inducer 2 MetaCyc
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CPD-10774 MetaCyc
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Registry Number Type Source
9997002 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
Citation
Miller ST, Xavier KB, Campagna SR, Taga ME, Semmelhack MF, Bassler BL, Hughson FM (2004)
Salmonella typhimurium recognizes a chemically distinct form of the bacterial quorum-sensing signal AI-2.
Molecular cell 15, 677-687 [PubMed:15350213]
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21 November 2014