Product Name: DL-Pyroglutamic Acid

Synonyms: DL-2-Pyrrolidone-5-carboxylic acid;

DL-5-Oxo-2-pyrrolidinecarboxylic acid

Molecular Formula: C5H7NO3

Molecular Weight: 129.11

CAS No.: 149-87-1

EINECS: 205-748-3

Description

5-oxoproline is an oxoproline having the oxo group placed at the 5-position. It is an intermediate metabolite in the glutathione cycle. It has a role as a human metabolite. It is a pyrrolidinemonocarboxylic acid, a member of pyrrolidin-2-ones and an oxoproline. It is a conjugate acid of a 5-oxoprolinate.