6-Phosphogluconolactone

6-Phosphogluconolactone is an intermediate in the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP).In the PPP pathway, it is produced from glucose-6-phosphate by glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase.It is then converted to 6-Phosphogluconic acid by 6-phosphogluconolactonase.This biochemistry article is a stub.You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Skeletal formula of 6-phosphogluconolactone
Space-filling model of the 6-phosphogluconolactone anion
IUPAC nameCAS NumberChemSpiderPubChemSMILESChemical formulaMolar massstandard statepentose phosphate pathwayglucose-6-phosphateglucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase6-Phosphogluconic acid6-phosphogluconolactonaseLactonemetabolic intermediates6-PhosphogluconateRibulose 5-phosphateRibose 5-phosphateXylulose 5-phosphateSedoheptulose 7-phosphateErythrose 4-phosphatebiochemistry