MSI_000054187

6-phosphogluconic acid, also known as 6-phospho-D-gluconate or D-gluconic acid 6-(dihydrogen phosphate), is a member of the class of compounds known as monosaccharide phosphates. Monosaccharide phosphates are monosaccharides comprising a phosphated group linked to the carbohydrate unit. 6-phosphogluconic acid is soluble (in water) and a moderately acidic compound (based on its pKa). 6-phosphogluconic acid can be found in a number of food items such as purple mangosteen, nopal, chicory leaves, and common sage, which makes 6-phosphogluconic acid a potential biomarker for the consumption of these food products. 6-phosphogluconic acid can be found primarily in blood, cellular cytoplasm, and saliva, as well as throughout most human tissues. 6-phosphogluconic acid exists in all living species, ranging from bacteria to humans. In humans, 6-phosphogluconic acid is involved in the pentose phosphate pathway. 6-phosphogluconic acid is also involved in few metabolic disorders, which include glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, ribose-5-phosphate isomerase deficiency, transaldolase deficiency, and warburg effect. 6-phosphogluconic acid is formed by 6-phosphogluconolactonase, and acted upon by phosphogluconate dehydrogenase to produce ribulose 5-phosphate. It may also be acted upon by 6-phosphogluconate dehydratase to produce 2-keto-3-deoxy-6-phosphogluconate . 6-Phosphogluconic acid, also known as 6-phospho-D-gluconate or gluconic acid-6-phosphate, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as monosaccharide phosphates. These are monosaccharides comprising a phosphated group linked to the carbohydrate unit. 6-Phosphogluconic acid exists in all living species, ranging from bacteria to humans. Within humans, 6-phosphogluconic acid participates in a number of enzymatic reactions. In particular, 6-phosphogluconic acid can be biosynthesized from gluconolactone; which is mediated by the enzyme 6-phosphogluconolactonase. In addition, 6-phosphogluconic acid can be converted into D-ribulose 5-phosphate through the action of the enzyme 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, decarboxylating. In humans, 6-phosphogluconic acid is involved in the metabolic disorder called the transaldolase deficiency pathway. Outside of the human body, 6-Phosphogluconic acid has been detected, but not quantified in several different foods, such as cascade huckleberries, common chokecherries, half-highbush blueberries, american cranberries, and okra. [Spectral] 6-Phospho-D-gluconate (exact mass = 276.02463) and Phosphoenolpyruvate (exact mass = 167.98237) were not completely separated on HPLC under the present analytical conditions as described in AC$XXX. Additionally some of the peaks in this data contains dimers and other unidentified ions. KEIO_ID P031