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Creation Date2016-07-13 19:44:35 UTC
Update Date2016-07-20 20:57:44 UTC
LmdbLMDB00201
Secondary Accession NumbersNone
Metabolite Identification
Common NameLevoglucosan
DescriptionLevoglucosan is an anhydrohexose that is the 1,6-anhydro-derivative of beta-D-glucopyranose. It is formed from the pyrolysis of carbohydrates, such as starch and cellulose. As a result, levoglucosan is often used as a chemical tracer for biomass burning in atmospheric chemistry studies, particularly with respect to airborne particulate matter. Levoglucosan in urine has been shown to be highly correlated with regional fires and as a biomarker for wood smoke exposure (PMID: 19165390 ). This is because the gas emitted by the pyrolysis of wood (biomass) contains significant amounts of levoglucosan. The hydrolysis of levoglucosan generates the fermentable sugar glucose, and therefore lignocellulosic material exhibits great potential as a renewable feedstock for the production of bioethanol. Levoglucosan can also be utilized in the synthesis of chiral polymers such as unhydrolysable glucose polymers. Levoglucosan is also produced via caramelization of sugar. Consumption of caramel or caramel-containing sweets can lead to a short-term 5X increase in urinary levels of Levoglucosan (from 20 uM/mM creatinine to 100 uM/mM creatinine) (PMID: 19707249 ). Urinary levoglucosan levels increase within 2 h of caramel consumption and return to pre-exposure levels within 24 h. These data suggest that diet is a major factor in determining urinary Levoglucosan levels and that recent dietary history needs to be taken into account to use Levoglucosan as a marker for wood smoke exposure. Excretory levels of Levoglucosan vary widely from zero up to 5.3 mmol/l. (PMID: 3757263 , 16448658 , 16317539 ).
Structure
Thumb
Synonyms
ValueSource
1,6-Anhydro-beta-D-glucoseChEBI
1,6-Anhydro-beta-glucopyranoseChEBI
1,6-AnhydroglucoseChEBI
GlucosanChEBI
LeucoglucosanChEBI
1,6-Anhydro-b-D-glucoseGenerator
1,6-Anhydro-β-D-glucoseGenerator
1,6-Anhydro-b-glucopyranoseGenerator
1,6-Anhydro-β-glucopyranoseGenerator
1,6-Anhydro-b-D-glucopyranoseHMDB
1,6-Anhydro-beta-D-glucopyranoseHMDB
1,6-Anhydro-beta-delta-glucopyranoseHMDB
1,6-Anhydro-beta-delta-glucoseHMDB
1,6-Anhydro-D-glucoseHMDB
1,6-Anhydro-delta-glucoseHMDB
6,8-Dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane b-D-glucopyranose deriv.HMDB
6,8-Dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane b-delta-glucopyranose deriv.HMDB
Anhydro-D-mannosanHMDB
Anhydro-delta-mannosanHMDB
L-GlucosanHMDB
Chemical FormulaC6H10O5
Average Molecular Weight162.1406
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight162.05282343
IUPAC Name(1R,2S,3S,4R,5R)-6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane-2,3,4-triol
Traditional Namelevoglucosan
CAS Registry Number498-07-7
SMILES
[H][C@@]12OC[C@@H](O1)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]2O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C6H10O5/c7-3-2-1-10-6(11-2)5(9)4(3)8/h2-9H,1H2/t2-,3-,4+,5-,6-/m1/s1
InChI KeyTWNIBLMWSKIRAT-VFUOTHLCSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as oxepanes. Oxepanes are compounds containing an oxepane ring, which is a seven-member saturated aliphatic heterocycle with one oxygen and six carbon atoms.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassOrganoheterocyclic compounds
ClassOxepanes
Sub ClassNot Available
Direct ParentOxepanes
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Oxepane
  • Oxane
  • Monosaccharide
  • Meta-dioxolane
  • Secondary alcohol
  • Oxacycle
  • Polyol
  • Acetal
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Alcohol
  • Aliphatic heteropolycyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic heteropolycyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
StatusDetected but not Quantified
OriginNot Available
BiofunctionNot Available
ApplicationNot Available
Cellular locationsNot Available
Physical Properties
StateNot Available
Experimental Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting PointNot AvailableNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
logP-2.2ALOGPS
logP-1.8ChemAxon
logS0.99ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)12.21ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-3.6ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count5ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count3ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area79.15 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count0ChemAxon
Refractivity32.41 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability14.13 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings2ChemAxon
BioavailabilityYesChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Spectra
Spectra
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash KeyView
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Pegasus III TOF-MS system, Leco; GC 6890, Agilent Technologies) (Non-derivatized)splash10-0uxr-0950000000-70ad01d41ff4333eadf9Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - EI-B (Non-derivatized)splash10-0uxr-0891000000-57d1cb031374b05f81eeSpectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-0uxr-0950000000-70ad01d41ff4333eadf9Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-053u-9700000000-c11d864b6822a2dd966bSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (3 TMS) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-00dr-9565000000-6d6d0dfecd366e99e4d9Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_1_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_1_2) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_1_3) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_2) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_3) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_1_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_1_2) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_1_3) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_2_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_2_2) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_2_3) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_3_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QTOF (UPLC Q-Tof Premier, Waters) 30V, Negativesplash10-0006-0900000000-ac847a3bb73d41f49c98Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QTOF , negativesplash10-0006-0900000000-ac847a3bb73d41f49c98Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0a4l-9000000000-7bb1d2984b85d3ea59f3Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-0ab9-9000000000-ca6ed7b53ee1e2b1f81dSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 30V, Negativesplash10-0006-0900000000-ac847a3bb73d41f49c98Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-0fk9-9200000000-eac1336013686b48cafcSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-000i-9200000000-de7ea818bfd73e81bdc0Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-0ap3-9000000000-6db689252d5a1dbb6616Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 40V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-052f-9000000000-64f52041bef6f8fd6303Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QTOF (UPLC Q-Tof Premier, Waters) , Positivesplash10-01qa-1900000000-bd41a8b766dc8d62c0d8Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QTOF , positivesplash10-01qa-1900000000-bd41a8b766dc8d62c0d8Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0006-9000000000-4f8012fb5d2fca895d06Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-07bk-9000000000-d3f3830e72144f10cd14Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-05n0-9100000000-bd3e5214bd96e7ff58cbSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-0ap3-9000000000-2e6b4a130ed562483808Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-05n0-9100000000-8011677f551a4270ff11Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0007-9000000000-74a6c5b8f6aa28124f0bSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-03di-0900000000-14a66c38d90a0376e8f4Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-03di-2900000000-2046d1a11a651e07604aSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0006-9200000000-13457c8abeb48c83d2afSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-03di-0900000000-2606fdba0d7add9cbef7Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-0bt9-9600000000-28f762ccedd56ed21a4cSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0006-9400000000-7a4ff35e6bf7ab7552daSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-03di-0900000000-3952c076838b2d8a44c1Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-03dj-0900000000-b09c5e74350b102ce94cSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
2D NMR[1H,13C] 2D NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
Biological Properties
Cellular LocationsNot Available
Biofluid Locations and Tissue Locations
  • Feces
  • Plasma
Concentrations
BiofluidStatusValueConditionSpeciesReferenceDetails
FecesDetected but not QuantifiedNot ApplicableNot AvailableOvine details
PlasmaDetected but not QuantifiedNot ApplicableNot AvailableOvine details
DrugBank IDNot Available
HMDB IDHMDB0000640
FooDB IDFDB112163
Phenol Explorer IDNot Available
KNApSAcK IDC00007411
BiGG IDNot Available
BioCyc IDCPD-12923
METLIN ID5613
PDB IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkLevoglucosan
Chemspider ID9587432
ChEBI ID30997
PubChem Compound ID2724705
Kegg Compound IDNot Available
YMDB IDYMDB02300
ECMDB IDNot Available
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General References
  1. Migliaccio CT, Bergauff MA, Palmer CP, Jessop F, Noonan CW, Ward TJ: Urinary levoglucosan as a biomarker of wood smoke exposure: observations in a mouse model and in children. Environ Health Perspect. 2009 Jan;117(1):74-9. doi: 10.1289/ehp.11378. Epub 2008 Aug 15. [19165390 ]
  2. Bergauff MA, Ward TJ, Noonan CW, Migliaccio CT, Simpson CD, Evanoski AR, Palmer CP: Urinary levoglucosan as a biomarker of wood smoke: results of human exposure studies. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2010 Jun;20(4):385-92. doi: 10.1038/jes.2009.46. Epub 2009 Aug 26. [19707249 ]
  3. Dorland L, Wadman SK, Fabery de Jonge H, Ketting D: 1,6-Anhydro-beta-D-glucopyranose (beta-glucosan), a constituent of human urine. Clin Chim Acta. 1986 Aug 30;159(1):11-6. [3757263 ]
  4. Dixon RW, Baltzell G: Determination of levoglucosan in atmospheric aerosols using high performance liquid chromatography with aerosol charge detection. J Chromatogr A. 2006 Mar 24;1109(2):214-21. Epub 2006 Jan 31. [16448658 ]
  5. Schkolnik G, Rudich Y: Detection and quantification of levoglucosan in atmospheric aerosols: a review. Anal Bioanal Chem. 2006 May;385(1):26-33. Epub 2005 Nov 30. [16317539 ]