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SHEET /m/glucono-delta-lactone · PubChem CID 7027 · CAS 90-80-2 · REV 2026.07

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Glucono-δ-lactone

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C6H10O6 · 178.14 g/mol

gluconolactone · delta-D-gluconolactone · D-gluconic acid lactone · gluconic delta-lactone

What is Glucono-δ-lactone?

The slow-release acid used to set silken tofu and to acidify cured sausage without a starter culture, because it turns into acid only once dissolved. from source

Chemical familyAlcoholsEsters
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Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit

SMILESC([C@@H]1[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](C(=O)O1)O)O)O)O

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PubChem CID
7027
Wikidata
Q114174
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