Lyxose

Lyxose
Names
IUPAC name
(2R,3R,4S)-2,3,4,5-Tetrahydroxypentanal
Other names
L-Lyxose
Lyxopyranose
Identifiers
1949-78-6 YesY
ChEMBL ChEMBL1159661 N
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PubChem 65550
Properties
C5H10O5
Molar mass 150.13
Density 1.545 g cm−3
Melting point 108 °C (226 °F; 381 K)
Soluble in water
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Lyxose is an aldopentose a monosaccharide containing five carbon atoms, and including an aldehyde functional group. It has chemical formula C5H10O5. It is a C'-2 carbon epimer of the sugar Xylose.

Lyxose occurs only rarely in nature, for example, as a component of bacterial glycolipids.[1]

References

  1. Kay-Hooi Khoo et al., Chemistry of the Lyxose-Containing Mycobacteriophage Receptors of Mycobacterium phlei/Mycobacterium smegmatis, Biochemistry, 35 (36), 11812-11819, 1996. Abstract

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