MOLECULE

beta-D-Glucose 6-phosphate

beta-D-Glucose 6-phosphate, also known as b-D-glucose 6-phosphoric acid or 6-O-phosphono-b-D-glucopyranose, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hexose phosphates. These are carbohydrate derivatives containing a hexose substituted by one or more phosphate groups. beta-D-Glucose 6-phosphate is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). beta-D-Glucose 6-phosphate exists in all living species, ranging from bacteria to humans. Outside of the human body, beta-D-Glucose 6-phosphate has been detected, but not quantified in, several different foods, such as breadnut tree seeds, green beans, celery stalks, sesames, and common beets. This could make beta-D-glucose 6-phosphate a potential biomarker for the consumption of these foods. A D-glucopyranose 6-phosphate in which the anomeric centre has beta-configuration. beta-D-Glucose 6-phosphate is expected to be in Cannabis as all living plants are known to produce and metabolize it.