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L-(+)-Arabinose

BioUltra, ≥99.5% (sum of enantiomers, HPLC)

Synonym(s):

Aldehydo-L-arabinose

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H10O5
CAS Number:
5328-37-0
Molecular Weight:
150.13
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
57646807
EC Number:
226-214-6
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1723085
MDL number:
MFCD00135866
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product line

BioUltra

Quality Level

100

assay

≥99.5% (sum of enantiomers, HPLC)

form

powder

optical activity

[α]20/D +104.0±2.0°, 24 hr, c = 10% in H2O

impurities

insoluble matter, passes filter test

ign. residue

≤0.1%

loss

≤0.1% loss on drying

color

white

pH

4-7 (25 °C, 1 M in H2O)

mp

155-159 °C, 160-163 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: 1 M at 20 °C, clear, colorless

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤50 mg/kg, sulfate (SO42-): ≤50 mg/kg

cation traces

Al: ≤5 mg/kg, As: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Ba: ≤5 mg/kg, Bi: ≤5 mg/kg, Ca: ≤200 mg/kg, Cd: ≤5 mg/kg, Co: ≤5 mg/kg, Cr: ≤5 mg/kg, Cu: ≤5 mg/kg, Fe: ≤5 mg/kg, K: ≤50 mg/kg, Li: ≤5 mg/kg, Mg: ≤5 mg/kg, Mn: ≤5 mg/kg, Mo: ≤5 mg/kg, Na: ≤50 mg/kg, Ni: ≤5 mg/kg, Pb: ≤5 mg/kg, Sr: ≤5 mg/kg, Zn: ≤5 mg/kg

λ

1 M in H2O

UV absorption

λ: 260 nm Amax: ≤0.05, λ: 280 nm Amax: ≤0.04

SMILES string

OC[C@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)C=O

InChI

1S/C5H10O5/c6-1-3(8)5(10)4(9)2-7/h1,3-5,7-10H,2H2/t3-,4-,5+/m0/s1

InChI key

PYMYPHUHKUWMLA-VAYJURFESA-N

Application

L-Arabinose is used as a substrate to identify, differentiate and characterize pentose sugar isomerase(s). L-Arabinose is used in the bioproduction of L-ribose.

Biochem/physiol Actions

L-Arabinose is the naturally occurring isomer and is a constituent of plant polysaccharides. Most bacteria contain an inducible arabinose operon that codes for a series of enzymes and transporters that allows L-arabinose to be used as the sole carbon source in microbial culture.

Other Notes

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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042109/1
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M Helanto et al.
Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 83(1), 77-83 (2009-01-20)
L-Ribose is a rare and expensive sugar that can be used as a precursor for the production of L-nucleoside analogues, which are used as antiviral drugs. In this work, we describe a novel way of producing L-ribose from the readily
Chang-Su Park et al.
Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 92(6), 1187-1196 (2011-06-22)
A putative N-acyl-D-glucosamine 2-epimerase from Caldicellulosiruptor saccharolyticus was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. The recombinant enzyme was identified as a cellobiose 2-epimerase by the analysis of the activity for substrates, acid-hydrolyzed products, and amino acid sequence. The cellobiose 2-epimerase
Koen J T Venken et al.
Nucleic acids research, 36(18), e114-e114 (2008-08-05)
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