Showing chemical card for L-Threonic Acid (CFc000043032)
Record Information
Version
1.0
Creation Date
2022-08-28 10:25:12 UTC
Update Date
2022-09-13 19:45:52 UTC
Chemfont ID
CFc000043032
Molecule Identification
Common Name
L-Threonic Acid
Definition
L-threonic Acid, also known as L-Threonate or Magnesium threonate, is classified as a sugar acid or a Sugar acid derivative. Sugar acids are compounds containing a saccharide unit which bears a carboxylic acid group. L-threonic Acid is considered to be soluble (in water) and acidic. L-threonic Acid can be found throughout numerous foods such as Capers, Muscadine grapes, Black huckleberries, and Pecan nuts
Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as sugar acids and derivatives. Sugar acids and derivatives are compounds containing a saccharide unit which bears a carboxylic acid group.
