MALTOL
Relevant Data
Food Additives Approved in the United States
Flavouring Substances Approved by European Union:
General Information
| Chemical Names: | 3-HYDROXY-2-METHYL-4-PYRONE |
| CAS number: | 118-71-8 |
| COE number: | 7014 |
| JECFA number: | 1480 |
| FEMA number: | 2656 |
| INS: | 636 |
| Functional Class: |
Flavouring Agent FLAVOURING_AGENT Food Additives FLAVOUR_ENHANCER STABILIZER |
From apps.who.int
Evaluations
| Evaluation year: | 2018 |
| ADI: | No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent |
| Meeting: | 86 |
| Specs Code: | M |
| Comments: | The previously established ADI for maltol was withdrawn by the Committee. |
| Report: | TRS 1014-JECFA 86/102 |
| Specification: | FAO JECFA Monographs 22/99 |
From apps.who.int
GSFA Provisions for MALTOL
| Number | Food Category | Max Level | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05.2 | Confectionery including hard and soft candy, nougats, etc. other than food categories 05.1, 05.3 and 05.4 |
200 mg/kg | Note XS309R |
From www.fao.org
Computed Descriptors
Download SDF| 2D Structure | |
| CID | 8369 |
| IUPAC Name | 3-hydroxy-2-methylpyran-4-one |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C6H6O3/c1-4-6(8)5(7)2-3-9-4/h2-3,8H,1H3 |
| InChI Key | XPCTZQVDEJYUGT-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| Canonical SMILES | CC1=C(C(=O)C=CO1)O |
| Molecular Formula | C6H6O3 |
| Wikipedia | maltol |
From Pubchem
Computed Properties
| Property Name | Property Value |
|---|---|
| Molecular Weight | 126.111 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 1 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 3 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 0 |
| Complexity | 200.0 |
| CACTVS Substructure Key Fingerprint | A A A D c Y B g M A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A g A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A G g A A C A A A C A S g g A I C A A A A B g C I A K B S A A I A C A A g I A A I C A B A A E g A A A A A A A A A Q A A A Q A A I A Y I A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A = = |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 46.5 |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 126.032 |
| Exact Mass | 126.032 |
| XLogP3 | None |
| XLogP3-AA | 0.4 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | True |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Heavy Atom Count | 9 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
From Pubchem
ADMET Predicted Profile --- Classification
| Model | Result | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Absorption | ||
| Blood-Brain Barrier | BBB+ | 0.9009 |
| Human Intestinal Absorption | HIA+ | 0.9934 |
| Caco-2 Permeability | Caco2+ | 0.8151 |
| P-glycoprotein Substrate | Non-substrate | 0.6235 |
| P-glycoprotein Inhibitor | Non-inhibitor | 0.8537 |
| Non-inhibitor | 0.9415 | |
| Renal Organic Cation Transporter | Non-inhibitor | 0.9080 |
| Distribution | ||
| Subcellular localization | Mitochondria | 0.8807 |
| Metabolism | ||
| CYP450 2C9 Substrate | Non-substrate | 0.7442 |
| CYP450 2D6 Substrate | Non-substrate | 0.8834 |
| CYP450 3A4 Substrate | Non-substrate | 0.7346 |
| CYP450 1A2 Inhibitor | Inhibitor | 0.5062 |
| CYP450 2C9 Inhibitor | Non-inhibitor | 0.9778 |
| CYP450 2D6 Inhibitor | Non-inhibitor | 0.9701 |
| CYP450 2C19 Inhibitor | Non-inhibitor | 0.8305 |
| CYP450 3A4 Inhibitor | Non-inhibitor | 0.9377 |
| CYP Inhibitory Promiscuity | Low CYP Inhibitory Promiscuity | 0.8264 |
| Excretion | ||
| Toxicity | ||
| Human Ether-a-go-go-Related Gene Inhibition | Weak inhibitor | 0.9539 |
| Non-inhibitor | 0.9745 | |
| AMES Toxicity | AMES toxic | 0.6703 |
| Carcinogens | Non-carcinogens | 0.9017 |
| Fish Toxicity | Low FHMT | 0.5546 |
| Tetrahymena Pyriformis Toxicity | High TPT | 0.9393 |
| Honey Bee Toxicity | High HBT | 0.6482 |
| Biodegradation | Ready biodegradable | 0.6588 |
| Acute Oral Toxicity | III | 0.8431 |
| Carcinogenicity (Three-class) | Non-required | 0.6509 |
From admetSAR
ADMET Predicted Profile --- Regression
| Model | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Absorption | ||
| Aqueous solubility | -0.7441 | LogS |
| Caco-2 Permeability | 1.4716 | LogPapp, cm/s |
| Distribution | ||
| Metabolism | ||
| Excretion | ||
| Toxicity | ||
| Rat Acute Toxicity | 1.9831 | LD50, mol/kg |
| Fish Toxicity | 1.1216 | pLC50, mg/L |
| Tetrahymena Pyriformis Toxicity | -0.2158 | pIGC50, ug/L |
From admetSAR
Taxonomic Classification
| Kingdom | Organic compounds |
|---|---|
| Superclass | Organoheterocyclic compounds |
| Class | Pyrans |
| Subclass | Pyranones and derivatives |
| Intermediate Tree Nodes | Not available |
| Direct Parent | Pyranones and derivatives |
| Alternative Parents | |
| Molecular Framework | Aromatic heteromonocyclic compounds |
| Substituents | Pyranone - Heteroaromatic compound - Cyclic ketone - Oxacycle - Organic oxygen compound - Organic oxide - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organooxygen compound - Aromatic heteromonocyclic compound |
| Description | This 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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