Product Description: γ-Hexalactone is a gamma-lactone found in ripe fruits. γ-Hexalactone induces DNA damage and acts a substrate of paraoxonase 1 (PON1)[1][2][3].
Formula: C6H10O2
References: [1]E-Nose and GC-MS Reveal a Difference in the Volatile Profiles of White- and Red-Fleshed Peach Fruit. Sensors (Basel). 2018 Mar 2;18(3)./[2]Bianchi T, et al. Investigation of the aroma of commercial peach (Prunus persica L. Batsch) types by Proton Transfer Reaction-Mass Spectrometry (PTR-MS) and sensory analysis. Food Res Int. 2017 Sep;99(Pt 1):133-146./[3]Shangula S, et al. PON1 increases cellular DNA damage by lactone substrates. Arch Toxicol. 2019 Jul;93(7):2035-2043.