Relevant Data

Food Additives Approved by WHO:

  • MALTOL [show]

Flavouring Substances Approved by European Union:

  • Maltol [show]

General Information

MaintermMALTOL
Doc TypeASP
CAS Reg.No.(or other ID)118-71-8
Regnum 172.515

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Computed Descriptors

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2D Structure
CID8369
IUPAC Name3-hydroxy-2-methylpyran-4-one
InChIInChI=1S/C6H6O3/c1-4-6(8)5(7)2-3-9-4/h2-3,8H,1H3
InChI KeyXPCTZQVDEJYUGT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Canonical SMILESCC1=C(C(=O)C=CO1)O
Molecular FormulaC6H6O3
Wikipediamaltol

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Computed Properties

Property Name Property Value
Molecular Weight126.111
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count1
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count3
Rotatable Bond Count0
Complexity200.0
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Topological Polar Surface Area46.5
Monoisotopic Mass126.032
Exact Mass126.032
XLogP3None
XLogP3-AA0.4
Compound Is CanonicalizedTrue
Formal Charge0
Heavy Atom Count9
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Isotope Atom Count0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count1

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ADMET Predicted Profile --- Classification

Model Result Probability
Absorption
Blood-Brain BarrierBBB+0.9009
Human Intestinal AbsorptionHIA+0.9934
Caco-2 PermeabilityCaco2+0.8151
P-glycoprotein SubstrateNon-substrate0.6235
P-glycoprotein InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.8537
Non-inhibitor0.9415
Renal Organic Cation TransporterNon-inhibitor0.9080
Distribution
Subcellular localizationMitochondria0.8807
Metabolism
CYP450 2C9 SubstrateNon-substrate0.7442
CYP450 2D6 SubstrateNon-substrate0.8834
CYP450 3A4 SubstrateNon-substrate0.7346
CYP450 1A2 InhibitorInhibitor0.5062
CYP450 2C9 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9778
CYP450 2D6 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9701
CYP450 2C19 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.8305
CYP450 3A4 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9377
CYP Inhibitory PromiscuityLow CYP Inhibitory Promiscuity0.8264
Excretion
Toxicity
Human Ether-a-go-go-Related Gene InhibitionWeak inhibitor0.9539
Non-inhibitor0.9745
AMES ToxicityAMES toxic0.6703
CarcinogensNon-carcinogens0.9017
Fish ToxicityLow FHMT0.5546
Tetrahymena Pyriformis ToxicityHigh TPT0.9393
Honey Bee ToxicityHigh HBT0.6482
BiodegradationReady biodegradable0.6588
Acute Oral ToxicityIII0.8431
Carcinogenicity (Three-class)Non-required0.6509

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ADMET Predicted Profile --- Regression

Model Value Unit
Absorption
Aqueous solubility-0.7441LogS
Caco-2 Permeability1.4716LogPapp, cm/s
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
Toxicity
Rat Acute Toxicity1.9831LD50, mol/kg
Fish Toxicity1.1216pLC50, mg/L
Tetrahymena Pyriformis Toxicity-0.2158pIGC50, ug/L

From admetSAR


Taxonomic Classification

KingdomOrganic compounds
SuperclassOrganoheterocyclic compounds
ClassPyrans
SubclassPyranones and derivatives
Intermediate Tree NodesNot available
Direct ParentPyranones and derivatives
Alternative Parents
Molecular FrameworkAromatic heteromonocyclic compounds
SubstituentsPyranone - Heteroaromatic compound - Cyclic ketone - Oxacycle - Organic oxygen compound - Organic oxide - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organooxygen compound - Aromatic heteromonocyclic compound
DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as pyranones and derivatives. These are compounds containing a pyran ring which bears a ketone.

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