Altrose
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Altrose | |
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IUPAC name | 6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane- 2,3,4,5-tetrol |
Identifiers | |
CAS number | D:1990-29-0 L:1949-88-8 |
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 |
103-105 °C |
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox disclaimer and references |
Altrose is an aldohexose sugar. The D isomer is an unnatural monosaccharide. It is soluble in water and practically insoluble in methanol. L-altrose has been isolated from strains of the bacterium Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens.[1]
Altrose is a C-3 epimer of mannose.
[edit] References
- ^ US patent 4966845, "Microbial production of L-altrose", granted 1990-10-30, assigned to Government of the United States of America, Secretary of Agriculture
- Merck Index, 11th Edition, 319.
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