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Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C6H10O8
Molecular Weight 210.1388
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 4 / 4
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of GLUCARIC ACID

SMILES

O[C@@H]([C@H](O)[C@@H](O)C(O)=O)[C@H](O)C(O)=O

InChI

InChIKey=DSLZVSRJTYRBFB-LLEIAEIESA-N
InChI=1S/C6H10O8/c7-1(3(9)5(11)12)2(8)4(10)6(13)14/h1-4,7-10H,(H,11,12)(H,13,14)/t1-,2-,3-,4+/m0/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C6H10O8
Molecular Weight 210.1388
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 4 / 4
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Glucaric acid is a non-toxic, naturally occurring compound, which is found in small amounts in plants and mammals, including humans. Salts of glucaric acid have potent antiproliferative properties in vivo. The risk of cancer development can be reduced by ingesting food rich in glucaric acid or self-medication with its salts. Glucaric acid inhibits bacterial beta-glucuronidase, thus increasing the excretion of conjugated xenobiotic compounds and decreasing activity of harmful substances. Inhibition of beta-glucuronidase ultimately results in potentially decreasing the risk of carcinogenesis. Calcium salt of the acid demonstrated anti-cancer activity in patients with breast cancer (phase I clinical trial) and in preclinical models of liver, lung, colon and skin cancers. Calcium-D-glucarate is being marketed as a dietary supplement.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Primary
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Primary
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Primary
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Primary
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
11 umol/kg single, topical
Studied dose
Dose: 11 umol/kg
Route: topical
Route: single
Dose: 11 umol/kg
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
27.5 umol/kg single, topical
Studied dose
Dose: 27.5 umol/kg
Route: topical
Route: single
Dose: 27.5 umol/kg
Sources:
healthy, ADULT
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Mild reductions in mitochondrial NAD-dependent isocitrate dehydrogenase activity result in altered nitrate assimilation and pigmentation but do not impact growth.
2010-01
Symbiosis between microorganisms from kombucha and kefir: Potential significance to the enhancement of kombucha function.
2010-01
Convenient large-scale synthesis of D-glucaro-1,4:6,3-dilactone.
2009-11-06
Enzymatic assay of D-glucuronate using uronate dehydrogenase.
2009-09-15
Micro-PET imaging of beta-glucuronidase activity by the hydrophobic conversion of a glucuronide probe.
2009-09
Global effect of RpoS on gene expression in pathogenic Escherichia coli O157:H7 strain EDL933.
2009-08-03
Rationale and design of the oral HEMe iron polypeptide Against Treatment with Oral Controlled Release Iron Tablets trial for the correction of anaemia in peritoneal dialysis patients (HEMATOCRIT trial).
2009-07-28
Characterization of metabolites of sibutramine in primary cultures of rat hepatocytes by liquid chromatography-ion trap mass spectrometry.
2009-02
Iron behaving badly: inappropriate iron chelation as a major contributor to the aetiology of vascular and other progressive inflammatory and degenerative diseases.
2009-01-08
Metabolic characterization of loci affecting sensory attributes in tomato allows an assessment of the influence of the levels of primary metabolites and volatile organic contents.
2009
Decreased valproate level caused by VPA-glucuronidase inhibition by carbapenem antibiotics.
2008-12
Ascorbyl free radical reflects catalytically active iron after intravenous iron saccharate injection.
2008-11-01
Chiral separation of amino acids and glycyl dipeptides by chiral ligand-exchange capillary electrophoresis comparing Cu(II), Co(II), Ni(II) and Zn(II) complexes of three different sugar acids.
2008-09-19
[The biological role of D-glucaric acid and its derivatives: potential use in medicine].
2008-09-05
Protective effects of D-glucaro-1,4-lactone against oxidative modifications in blood platelets.
2008-07
New insights into the alternative D-glucarate degradation pathway.
2008-06-06
Development of a method for the quantification of D-glucaric acid in different varieties of grapefruits by high-performance liquid chromatography and mass spectra.
2008-05-09
Attitude of physicians towards iron supplementation in hemodialysis patients treated with erythropoietin.
2008-01-23
Intravenous Iron Saccharate Complex: Guidelines for its use in the Management of Anemia of Renal Disease.
2008-01-23
Pregnancy in dialysis patients: a case series.
2008-01-20
Beneficial effects of maintenance intravenous iron saccharate in hemodialysis patients.
2008-01-19
[Improvement of urinary d-glucaric acid assay and its application].
2008-01
Diversity of Shewanella population in fish Sparus aurata harvested in the Aegean Sea.
2007-09
GntR family of regulators in Mycobacterium smegmatis: a sequence and structure based characterization.
2007-08-23
Evolution of enzymatic activities in the enolase superfamily: L-talarate/galactarate dehydratase from Salmonella typhimurium LT2.
2007-08-21
Effect of intravenous iron saccharate on the requirements of erythropoietin in hemodialysis patients.
2007-07-31
CE characterization of potential toxic labile iron in colloidal parenteral iron formulations using off-capillary and on-capillary complexation with EDTA.
2007-07
Effect of repeated intravenous iron administration in haemodialysis patients on serum 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine levels.
2007-05
The taxonomy of Enterobacter sakazakii: proposal of a new genus Cronobacter gen. nov. and descriptions of Cronobacter sakazakii comb. nov. Cronobacter sakazakii subsp. sakazakii, comb. nov., Cronobacter sakazakii subsp. malonaticus subsp. nov., Cronobacter turicensis sp. nov., Cronobacter muytjensii sp. nov., Cronobacter dublinensis sp. nov. and Cronobacter genomospecies 1.
2007-04-17
[Current recommendations for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia].
2007-04-04
Iron therapy for renal anemia: how much needed, how much harmful?
2007-04
alpha-ketoglutaric semialdehyde dehydrogenase isozymes involved in metabolic pathways of D-glucarate, D-galactarate, and hydroxy-L-proline. Molecular and metabolic convergent evolution.
2007-03-02
Regulation of the kduID operon of Bacillus subtilis by the KdgR repressor and the ccpA gene: identification of two KdgR-binding sites within the kdgR-kduI intergenic region.
2007-03
Poly(glycoamidoamine)s for gene delivery. structural effects on cellular internalization, buffering capacity, and gene expression.
2007-01-18
Induction of apoptosis by calcium D-glucarate in 7,12-dimethyl benz [a] anthracene-exposed mouse skin.
2007
Esterification of select polyols with D-glucaric acid as model reactions for esterification of starch.
2006-11-27
Apoptotic stress pathway activation mediated by iron on endothelial cells in vitro.
2006-11
Acute injury with intravenous iron and concerns regarding long-term safety.
2006-09
Tetranuclear copper(II) complexes bridged by alpha-D-glucose-1-phosphate and incorporation of sugar acids through the Cu4 core structural changes.
2006-08-21
[Evaluation of the efficacy of intravenous iron III-hydroxide saccharate for treating adult patients with iron deficiency anemia].
2006-01-31
Poly(glycoamidoamine)s for gene delivery: stability of polyplexes and efficacy with cardiomyoblast cells.
2006-01-19
A gold standard set of mechanistically diverse enzyme superfamilies.
2006
Effect of antiepileptic drugs on the urinary excretion of porphyrins in non-porphyric subjects.
2005-12
Recombinant human erythropoietin therapy in critically ill patients: a dose-response study [ISRCTN48523317].
2005-10-05
Purification and characterization of a beta-glucuronidase present during embryogenesis of the mollusk Pomacea sp.
2005-10
Biomarker measurements in a coastal fish-eating population environmentally exposed to organochlorines.
2005-10
Induction of endogenous pathways by antiepileptics and clinical implications.
2005-10
[Post-haemodilution anaemia in paediatric cardiac surgery: benefit of intravenous iron therapy].
2005-10
Crystal structure and aqueous solubility of ammonium D-glucarate.
2005-09-26
Iron management in hemodialysis patients: optimizing outcomes in Vicenza, Italy.
2003-06-01
Patents

Sample Use Guides

The recommended oral dosage of calcium salt of glucaric acid (calcium-D-glucarate) is generally in the range of 1500-3000 mg daily.
Route of Administration: Oral
In Vitro Use Guide
Unknown
Substance Class Chemical
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Name Type Language
GLUCARIC ACID
INCI  
INCI  
Official Name English
D-GLUCARIC ACID
MI  
Preferred Name English
D-TETRAHYDROXYADIPIC ACID
Common Name English
D-SACCHARIC ACID
Common Name English
D-SACCHARATE
Common Name English
SACCHARIC ACID
Common Name English
D-(+)-SACCHARIC ACID
Common Name English
GLUCARIC ACID, D-
Common Name English
D-GLUCOSACCHARIC ACID
Common Name English
D-GLUCARIC ACID [MI]
Common Name English
Code System Code Type Description
CHEBI
35392
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CHEBI
17301
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FDA UNII
QLZ991V4A2
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
201-768-1
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID60859455
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CHEBI
33801
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MESH
D005937
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RXCUI
1788997
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WIKIPEDIA
SACCHARIC ACID
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MERCK INDEX
m5755
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PUBCHEM
33037
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CHEBI
16002
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CAS
87-73-0
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DRUG BANK
DB03603
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