L-Lyxose

CAS: 1949-78-6

Ref. TR-L502000

Product Information

• Name: L-Lyxose
• Synonyms: (3R,4R,5S)-oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol, <span class="text-smallcaps">L</span>-Lyxose, Lyxose, <span class="text-smallcaps">L</span>-, alpha-L-lyxopyranose, beta-L-lyxopyranose

Description

Applications L-Lyxose is the enantiomer of D-Lyxose (L501000), a monosaccharide and a reducing carbohydrate present in maple syrup. It is used in molecular modeling calculations in the study of drug binding and recognition in relation to aldose reductase. L-Lyxose is also utilized by Escherichia coli, encoding a kinase for L-Xylulose (X750800).
References Taga, A. et al.: Chromatographia, 75, 17 (2012); De Winter, H. et al.: Biochem., 34, 8299 (1995); Sanchez, J. et al.: J. Biol. Chem., 269, 29665 (1994);

• Brand: TRC

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 150.13
• Formula: C₅H₁₀O₅
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C5H10O5/c6-2-1-10-5(9)4(8)3(2)7/h2-9H,1H2/t2-,3+,4+,5?/m0/s1
• InChI key: InChIKey=SRBFZHDQGSBBOR-AEQNFAKKSA-N
• SMILES: OC1OC[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H]1O