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Patulin

149-29-1C7H6O4154.121 g/mol

A furopyran and lactone that is (2H-pyran-3(6H)-ylidene)acetic acid which is substituted by hydroxy groups at positions 2 and 4 and in which the hydroxy group at position 4 has condensed with the carboxy group to give the corresponding bicyclic lactone. A mycotoxin produced by several species of Aspergillus and Penicillium, it has antibiotic properties but has been shown to be carcinogenic and mutagenic. — ChEBI

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Identity & molecular properties

Source-linked values
CAS number149-29-1ChEBI ↗
Molecular formulaC7H6O4ChEBI ↗
Molar mass154.121 g/molChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass154.02661 DaChEBI ↗
Formal charge0ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifierCHEBI:74926ChEBI ↗

Cross-source molecular data

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Molar mass154.12 g/molPubChem ↗
Exact mass154.02660867 DaPubChem ↗
Computed XLogP-1PubChem ↗
Topological polar surface area (Ų)55.8PubChem ↗
H-bond donors1PubChem ↗
H-bond acceptors4PubChem ↗
Rotatable bonds0PubChem ↗

PubChem computed values are shown separately from the ChEBI record. An exact InChIKey match was used to connect the records. Molecular descriptors do not describe a supplied product’s purity, particle size or performance.

Names & structural identifiers

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patulin
4-hydroxy-4H-furo[3,2-c]pyran-2(6H)-one
ZRWPUFFVAOMMNM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
O=C1C=C2C(=CCOC2O)O1
InChI=1S/C7H6O4/c8-6-3-4-5(11-6)1-2-10-7(4)9/h1,3,7,9H,2H2

Names & synonyms

4-hydroxy-4H-furo[3,2-c]pyran-2(6H)-one

Names are supplied by ChEBI. Trade names and related synonyms may describe a broader product context.

Classification & relationships

ChEBI ontology

Roles recorded in ChEBI

mutagenmycotoxinantimicrobial agentcarcinogenic agentAspergillus metabolitePenicillium metabolite

Database role annotations describe reported biological or chemical roles; they are not product approvals or recommendations for use.

Mass ↔ amount of substance

Calculated from sourced mass
Equivalent amount
0.00648841 mol

Uses 154.121 g/mol from ChEBI. Assumes the substance described by this record; no purity or concentration correction is applied.

Elemental composition

Theoretical mass fractions
C
Carbon · 7 atoms
54.55%
O
Oxygen · 4 atoms
41.52%
H
Hydrogen · 6 atoms
3.92%

Calculated theoretical mass fractions from the reported formula and PubChem periodic-table atomic masses. These are not assay or purity results.

Research & patent references

Selected source associations
Ability of inactivated yeast powder to adsorb patulin from apple juice. ↗Journal of food protection · 2012 Mar · PMID 22410236
US2417584 · Patent reference ↗Patent cross-reference supplied by ChEBI. Association alone does not establish claim scope.

Sources & record history

Checked 27 Sep 2026
EMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:74926

Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0

NCBI PubChem · CID 4696 · retrieved 2026-09-27

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