Ribitol

Ribitol
Names

IUPAC name D-ribitol
Other names Adonit, Adonite, Adonitol, Adonitrol, Pentitol, 1,2,3,4,5-Pentanepentol, 1,2,3,4,5-Pentanol, (2R,3S,4S)-Pentane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol, Pentane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol
Identifiers
CAS Number	488-81-3^Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:15963^Y
ChemSpider	10254628^Y
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KEGG	C00474^Y
PubChem	827
InChI InChI=1S/C5H12O5/c6-1-3(8)5(10)4(9)2-7/h3-10H,1-2H2/t3-,4+,5-^Y Key: HEBKCHPVOIAQTA-ZXFHETKHSA-N^Y InChI=1/C5H12O5/c6-1-3(8)5(10)4(9)2-7/h3-10H,1-2H2/t3-,4+,5-
SMILES O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)CO
Properties
Chemical formula	C₅H₁₂O₅
Molar mass	152.15 g·mol⁻¹
Melting point	102 °C (216 °F; 375 K)
Hazards
S-phrases	S22 S24/25
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Ribitol or adonitol is a crystalline pentose alcohol (C₅H₁₂O₅) formed by the reduction of ribose. It occurs naturally in the plant Adonis vernalis, as well as in the cell walls of Gram positive bacteria (specifically, as ribitol phosphate, in teichoic acids). It also contributes to the chemical structure of riboflavin and flavin mononucleotide (FMN), which is a nucleotide coenzyme, present in the enzyme glycolate oxidase.

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Sugar alcohols

1-carbon	Methanol

2-carbon	Ethylene glycol

3-carbon	Glycerol

4-carbon	Erythritol Threitol

5-carbon	Arabitol Ribitol Xylitol

6-carbon	Mannitol Sorbitol Galactitol Iditol

7-carbon	Volemitol

Deoxy sugar alcohols	Fucitol

Cyclic sugar alcohols	Inositol

Glycylglycitols	Maltitol Lactitol Isomalt Maltotriitol Maltotetraitol Polyglycitol

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