Term Name: | 3-hydroxymethyl-4-methyl-furan-2(5H)-one |
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Synonyms: | 3-(hydroxymethyl)-4-methylfuran-2(5H)-one |
Definition: | A butenolide that is furan-2(5H)-one substituted by a hydroxymethyl group at position 3 and a methyl group at position 4. Isolated from an edible mushroom Mycoleptodonoides aitchisonii, it exhibits protective activity against endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress dependent cell death. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:66047] ( EBI ) |