ETHYL MALTOL

Details

Stereochemistry	ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula	C7H8O3
Molecular Weight	140.1366
Optical Activity	NONE
Defined Stereocenters	0 / 0
E/Z Centers	0
Charge	0

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SMILES

CCC1=C(O)C(=O)C=CO1

InChI

InChIKey=YIKYNHJUKRTCJL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI=1S/C7H8O3/c1-2-6-7(9)5(8)3-4-10-6/h3-4,9H,2H2,1H3

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Molecular Formula	C7H8O3
Molecular Weight	140.1366
Charge	0
Count

Stereochemistry	ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry	No
Defined Stereocenters	0 / 0
E/Z Centers	0
Optical Activity	NONE

Description
Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22705675 | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28197411

Ethyl maltol, a key food additive, and flavor enhancer is safe and is the most common sweet-associated component in electronic cigarette liquids. Ethyl maltol binds to human serum albumin (HSA) by situating within subdomain IIA (site I) of HSA.

Approval Year

Targets

Primary Target	Pharmacology	Condition	Potency
Serum albumin 18 Target ID: P02768\|\|\|Q86YG0 Gene ID: 213.0 Gene Symbol: ALB Target Organism: Homo sapiens (Human) Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22705675	Binding Agent 1076

PubMed

Title	Date	PubMed
Vanadium treatment of type 2 diabetes: a view to the future.	2009-04	19162329
Lanthanide containing compounds for therapeutic care in bone resorption disorders.	2007-11-21	17992287
Rapid sample screening method for authenticity controlling vanilla flavors using a CE microchip approach with electrochemical detection.	2007-11	17941116
Evaluation of certain food additives and contaminants.	2007	18551832
Tris(pyronato)- and tris(pyridonato)-ruthenium(III) complexes and solution NMR studies.	2005-09-19	16156610

Patents

Substance Class	Chemical Created by `admin` on `Mon Mar 31 17:33:27 GMT 2025` Edited by `admin` on `Mon Mar 31 17:33:27 GMT 2025`
Record UNII	L6Q8K29L05
Record Status	`Validated (UNII)`
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Name

Type

Language

ETHYL HYDROXYPYRONE

Preferred Name

English

ETHYL MALTOL

Common Name

English

ETHYL MALTOL [II]

Common Name

English

NSC-638851

Code

English

ETHYL MALTOL [MI]

Common Name

English

ETHYLMALTOL

Common Name

English

FEMA NO. 3487

Code

English

ETHYL MALTOL [USP-RS]

Common Name

English

INS NO.637

Common Name

English

ETHYL MALTOL [VANDF]

Common Name

English

4H-PYRAN-4-ONE, 2-ETHYL-3-HYDROXY-

Systematic Name

English

ETHYL MALTOL [FCC]

Common Name

English

INS-637

Common Name

English

VELTOL PLUS

Brand Name

English

2-Ethyl-3-Hydroxy-4H-pyran-4-one

Systematic Name

English

E-637

Common Name

English

ETHYL MALTOL [MART.]

Common Name

English

2-ETHYL-3-HYDROXY-4-PYRONE

Systematic Name

English

ETHYL MALTOL [FHFI]

Common Name

English

Classification Tree Code System Code

JECFA EVALUATION

INS-637