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D-Xylono-1,4-lactone is an O-glycoside that can be rearranged to form intermediates for zaragozic acids through the [1,2]-Wittig rearrangement. Zaragozic acids are important in the inhibition of S.cer visiae, and thus sterol synthesis.

D-Xylono-1,4-lactone is an O-glycoside that can be rearranged to form intermediates for zaragozic acids through the [1,2]-Wittig rearrangement. Zaragozic acids are important in the inhibition of S.cervisiae, and thus sterol synthesis.

ChEBI: D-xylono-1,4-lactone is a xylonolactone. It has a role as a mouse metabolite. It is functionally related to a D-xylonic acid.