Lyxose

Lyxose

Names
IUPAC name (2R,3R,4S)-2,3,4,5-Tetrahydroxypentanal
Other names L-Lyxose Lyxopyranose
Identifiers
CAS Number	1949-78-6
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1159661
Jmol interactive 3D	Image
PubChem	65550
SMILES C([C@@H]([C@H]([C@H](C=O)O)O)O)O
Properties
Chemical formula	C5H10O5
Molar mass	150.13
Density	1.545 g cm^−3
Melting point	108 °C (226 °F; 381 K)
Solubility in water	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

External links

• E. coli K-12 Pathway: L-lyxose degradation