MOLECULE

Trehalose 6-phosphate

Trehalose 6-phosphate belongs to the class of organic compounds known as disaccharide phosphates. These are disaccharides carrying one or more phosphate group on a sugar unit. Trehalose 6-phosphate is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). Trehalose 6-phosphate exists in all living species, ranging from bacteria to humans. Outside of the human body, Trehalose 6-phosphate has been detected, but not quantified in, several different foods, such as komatsuna, cereals and cereal products, passion fruits, biscuits, and pepper (c. frutescens). This could make trehalose 6-phosphate a potential biomarker for the consumption of these foods. Trehalose 6-phosphate is a substrate for Hexokinase (type I) and Tryptase beta-1. Trehalose 6-phosphate is expected to be in Cannabis as all living plants are known to produce and metabolize it.