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threonic acid

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Description

threonic acid: RN given refers to (R*,S*)-isomer [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID151152
CHEBI ID49059
SCHEMBL ID113115
MeSH IDM0057621

Synonyms (20)

Synonym
d-threonic acid
(2s,3r)-2,3,4-trihydroxybutanoic acid
CHEBI:49059
threonic acid
AKOS006378213
2,3,4-trihydroxy-(threo)-butanoic acid
unii-ntd0mi8xrt
3909-12-4
butanoic acid, 2,3,4-trihydroxy-, (r*,s*)-
ntd0mi8xrt ,
dl-threonic acid
threonic acid [who-dd]
threonic acid, dl-
threo-2,3,4-trihydroxybutyric acid
butanoic acid, 2,3,4-trihydroxy-, (2r,3s)-rel-
SCHEMBL113115
DTXSID40192337
isothreonic acid
C21649
Q27121459

Research Excerpts

Overview

Threonic acid is a major breakdown product of ascorbic acid. It is used as a food additive.

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"Threonic acid is a major breakdown product of ascorbic acid used as a food additive. "( A relationship between ascorbic acid and threonic acid in guinea-pigs.
Hughes, RE; Thomas, M, 1983
)
1.97

Toxicity

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" There were no serious adverse events that occurred during this study."( Pharmacokinetics and safety of calcium L-threonate in healthy volunteers after single and multiple oral administrations.
Hu, P; Jiang, J; Wang, HY, 2011
)
0.37
"Calcium L-threonate was well tolerated in healthy Chinese subjects, with no pattern of dose-related adverse events."( Pharmacokinetics and safety of calcium L-threonate in healthy volunteers after single and multiple oral administrations.
Hu, P; Jiang, J; Wang, HY, 2011
)
0.37

Pharmacokinetics

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" Pharmacokinetic parameters of L-threonate were calculated using non-compartmental analysis with WinNonlin software."( Pharmacokinetics and safety of calcium L-threonate in healthy volunteers after single and multiple oral administrations.
Hu, P; Jiang, J; Wang, HY, 2011
)
0.37

Bioavailability

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" However, calcium bioavailability of this drug is unknown due to lack of effective evaluation methods."( Calcium bioavailability of calcium L-threonate in healthy Chinese subjects measured with stable isotopes (⁴⁴Ca and ⁴²Ca).
Hu, P; Jiang, J; Wang, H, 2013
)
0.39
" The calcium bioavailability was estimated by calculating the true fractional calcium absorption (TFCA) using the abundance ratios of (44)Ca/(40)Ca and (42)Ca/(40)Ca."( Calcium bioavailability of calcium L-threonate in healthy Chinese subjects measured with stable isotopes (⁴⁴Ca and ⁴²Ca).
Hu, P; Jiang, J; Wang, H, 2013
)
0.39
"The bioavailability of calcium L-threonate in 14 healthy Chinese subjects was 26."( Calcium bioavailability of calcium L-threonate in healthy Chinese subjects measured with stable isotopes (⁴⁴Ca and ⁴²Ca).
Hu, P; Jiang, J; Wang, H, 2013
)
0.39
"The bioavailability of calcium L-threonate in humans was successfully determined by estimating TFCA with the double-label stable isotope method, thus providing a useful approach for the evaluation of bioavailability of calcium formulations."( Calcium bioavailability of calcium L-threonate in healthy Chinese subjects measured with stable isotopes (⁴⁴Ca and ⁴²Ca).
Hu, P; Jiang, J; Wang, H, 2013
)
0.39
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Drug Classes (1)

ClassDescription
threonic acid
[compound class information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Research

Studies (53)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-19903 (5.66)18.7374
1990's7 (13.21)18.2507
2000's11 (20.75)29.6817
2010's20 (37.74)24.3611
2020's12 (22.64)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 37.52

According to the monthly volume, diversity, and competition of internet searches for this compound, as well the volume and growth of publications, there is estimated to be strong demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.

MetricThis Compound (vs All)
Research Demand Index37.52 (24.57)
Research Supply Index4.08 (2.92)
Research Growth Index5.06 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index58.99 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index2.34 (0.95)

This Compound (37.52)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials4 (7.41%)5.53%
Reviews1 (1.85%)6.00%
Case Studies0 (0.00%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other49 (90.74%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]