5-hydroxymethylfurfural

A member of the class of furans that is furan which is substituted at positions 2 and 5 by formyl and hydroxymethyl substituents, respectively. Virtually absent from fresh foods, it is naturally generated in sugar-containing foods during storage, and especially by drying or cooking. It is the causative component in honey that affects the presystemic metabolism and pharmacokinetics of GZ in-vivo.

• Code: CHEBI:412516
• Source: CHEBI
• Alternative labels: 5-Hydroxymethylfuraldehyde 5-Hydroxymethyl-2-formylfuran 5-Hydroxymethylfuran-2-aldehyde 5-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-furancarbonal 5-Hydroxymethylfurfuraldehyde 5-(Hydroxymethyl)furfurole 5-HMF 5-(Hydroxymethyl)furan-2-aldehyde 5-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-furfural Hydroxymethylfurfuralaldehyde HMF 5-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-furancarboxaldehyde 5-(hydroxymethyl)furan-2-carbaldehyde 5-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-furfuraldehyde 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde Hydroxymethylfurfurole 2-Hydroxymethyl-5-furfural 5-Oxymethylfurfurole 5-Hydroxymethyl-2-furancarbaldehyde Hydroxymethylfurfuraldehyde 5-(Hydroxymethyl)furfural 5-hydroxymethylfurfural 5-Hydroxymethyl-2-furfural 5-Hydroxymethyl-2-furaldehyde Hydroxymethylfurfural