Allose

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Allose^[1]

IUPAC name	6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane- 2,3,4,5-tetrol
Identifiers
CAS number	D:2595-97-3 L:7635-11-2
SMILES	O[C@@H]1C(CO)O[C@@H] (O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O
Properties
Molecular formula	C₆H₁₂O₆
Molar mass	180.16 g/mol
Melting point	128 °C
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox disclaimer and references

Allose is an aldohexose sugar. It is a rare monosaccharide that has been isolated from the leaves of the African shrub Protea rubropilosa. It is soluble in water and practically insoluble in methanol.

Allose is a C-3 epimer of glucose.

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Rare Sugar Research Center

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^ Merck Index, 11th Edition, 279

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General:	Aldose \| Ketose \| Pyranose \| Furanose

Geometry	Triose \| Tetrose \| Pentose \| Hexose \| Heptose \| Cyclohexane conformation \| Anomer \| Mutarotation

Small/Large	Glyceraldehyde \| Dihydroxyacetone \| Erythrose \| Threose \| Erythrulose \| Sedoheptulose

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