Altrose
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| Altrose | |
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 β-D-Altropyranose form |
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| Chemical name | 6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane- 2,3,4,5-tetrol |
| Abbreviation | Alt |
| Chemical formula | C6H12O6 |
| Molecular mass | 180.16 g/mol |
| CAS number | D:[1990-29-0] L:[1949-88-8] |
| Melting point | 103-105 °C |
| SMILES | O[C@@H]1C(CO)O[C@@H](O) [C@H](O)[C@@H]1O |
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Altrose is an aldohexose sugar. It is an unnatural monosaccharide. It is soluble in water and practically insoluble in methanol.
Altrose is a C-3 epimer of mannose.
[edit] References
- Merck Index, 11th Edition, 319.
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| Carbohydrates | ||
|---|---|---|
| General: | Aldose | Ketose | Pyranose | Furanose | |
| Geometry: | Pentose | Hexose | Heptose | Equatorial bond | Axial bond | Anomer | Mutarotation | |
| Small/Large: | Glyceraldehyde | Dihydroxyacetone | Erythrose | Threose | Erythrulose | Sedoheptulose | |
| Pentoses: | Ribose | Arabinose | Xylose | Lyxose | Ribulose | Xylulose | |
| Hexoses: | Glucose | Galactose | Mannose | Gulose | Idose | Talose | Allose | Altrose | Fructose | Sorbose | Tagatose | Psicose | Fucose | Rhamnose | |
| Disaccharides: | Sucrose | Lactose | Trehalose | Maltose | |
| Polymers: | Glycogen | Starch | Cellulose | Chitin | Amylose | Amylopectin | Stachyose | Inulin | Dextrin | |
| Glycosaminoglycans: | Heparin | Chondroitin sulfate | Hyaluronan | Heparan sulfate | Dermatan sulfate | Keratan sulfate | |
| Aminoglycosides: | Kanamycin | Streptomycin | Tobramycin | Neomycin | Paromomycin | Apramycin | Gentamicin | Netilmicin | Amikacin | |
| ←Nucleic acids | Major families of biochemicals | Lipids→ |
