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M89617

Sigma-Aldrich

Mucic acid

97%

Synonym(s):

Galactaric acid, MTPA, Saccharolactic acid, Tetrahydroxyadipic acid, Tetrahydroxyhexanedioic acid

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Linear Formula:
HOOC(CHOH)4COOH
CAS Number:
526-99-8
Molecular Weight:
210.14
Beilstein:
1728117
EC Number:
208-404-0
MDL number:
MFCD00004239
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24897299
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

97%

form

powder

mp

220-225 °C (dec.) (lit.)

SMILES string

O[C@@H]([C@@H](O)[C@H](O)C(O)=O)[C@@H](O)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C6H10O8/c7-1(3(9)5(11)12)2(8)4(10)6(13)14/h1-4,7-10H,(H,11,12)(H,13,14)/t1-,2+,3+,4-

InChI key

DSLZVSRJTYRBFB-DUHBMQHGSA-N

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Application

Mucic acid or galactaric acid can be used as a precursor for the synthesis of:
  • 2,3,4,5-tetra-O-acetylgalactaric acid (AGA) which is used as a monomer unit along with adipic acid for the synthesis of copolyanhydrides.
  • Muconic acid and adipic acid.

It can be also utilized in the surface modification of monodisperse water-soluble magnetic nanoparticles.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Functionalization of monodisperse magnetic nanoparticles
Lattuada M and Hatton T A
Langmuir, 23(4), 2158-2168 (2007)
Highly Efficient Chemical Process To Convert Mucic Acid into Adipic Acid and DFT Studies of the Mechanism of the Rhenium-Catalyzed Deoxydehydration
Li X, et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 53(16), 4200-4204 (2014)
B K Hubbard et al.
Biochemistry, 37(41), 14369-14375 (1998-10-17)
The genes encoding the enzymes in the (D)-glucarate/galactarate catabolic pathway have been identified in the Escherichia coli genome. These encode, in three transcriptional units, (D)-glucarate dehydratase (GlucD), galactarate dehydratase, 5-keto-4-deoxy-(D)-glucarate aldolase, tartronate semialdehyde reductase, a glycerate kinase that generates 2-phosphoglycerate
Dominik Mojzita et al.
Applied and environmental microbiology, 76(1), 169-175 (2009-11-10)
D-galacturonic acid can be obtained by hydrolyzing pectin, which is an abundant and low value raw material. By means of metabolic engineering, we constructed fungal strains for the conversion of D-galacturonate to meso-galactarate (mucate). Galactarate has applications in food, cosmetics
John F Rakus et al.
Biochemistry, 48(48), 11546-11558 (2009-11-04)
The structure of an uncharacterized member of the enolase superfamily from Oceanobacillus iheyensis (GI 23100298, IMG locus tag Ob2843, PDB entry 2OQY ) was determined by the New York SGX Research Center for Structural Genomics (NYSGXRC). The structure contained two
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