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X4625

D-Xylulose

≥95% (HPLC), syrup

Synonym(s):

D-threo-Pentulose

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H10O5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
150.13
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1723052
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InChI key

LQXVFWRQNMEDEE-PYHARJCCSA-N

SMILES string

OCC1(O)OC[C@H](O)[C@H]1O

InChI

1S/C5H10O5/c6-2-5(9)4(8)3(7)1-10-5/h3-4,6-9H,1-2H2/t3-,4+,5?/m0/s1

assay

≥95% (HPLC)

form

syrup

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable

color

faintly yellow

solubility

water: 50 mg/mL, clear, faintly yellow to yellow

storage temp.

−20°C

Quality Level

Biochem/physiol Actions

D-xylulose is a monosaccharide, converted from xylitol in the glucuronate pathway.

Other Notes

To gain a comprehensive understanding of our extensive range of Monosaccharides for your research, we encourage you to visit our Carbohydrates Category page.

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Information

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Nichole F Huntley et al.
PloS one, 13(10), e0205913-e0205913 (2018-10-26)
It is important to understand if, and to what extent, the pig can utilize xylose as an energy source if xylanase releases free xylose in the small intestine. The experimental objectives were to determine the effects of industry-relevant dietary xylose
Tien Anh Ngo et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 138(9), 3012-3021 (2016-02-18)
We report the construction of an artificial enzyme cascade based on the xylose metabolic pathway. Two enzymes, xylose reductase and xylitol dehydrogenase, were assembled at specific locations on DNA origami by using DNA-binding protein adaptors with systematic variations in the
Feng Yao et al.
FEMS yeast research, 20(6) (2020-08-26)
Limonene, a valuable cyclic monoterpene, has been broadly studied in recent decades due to its wide application in the food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries. Engineering of the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica for fermentation of renewable biomass lignocellulosic hydrolysate may reduce the
Misun Lee et al.
Biochemistry, 56(45), 5991-6005 (2017-10-19)
Xylose isomerase from Piromyces sp. E2 (PirXI) can be used to equip Saccharomyces cerevisiae with the capacity to ferment xylose to ethanol. The biochemical properties and structure of the enzyme have not been described even though its metal content, catalytic
Yu Yang et al.
ChemSusChem, 5(2), 405-410 (2012-02-09)
Furfural was prepared in high yields (75 %) from the reaction of xylose in a water-tetrahydrofuran biphasic medium containing AlCl(3)·6H2O and NaCl under microwave heating at 140 °C. The reaction profile revealed the formation of xylulose as an intermediate en

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