Talose

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Talose
Talose
β-D-Talopyranose form
Chemical name 6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-
2,3,4,5-tetrol
Abbreviation Tal
Chemical formula C6H12O6
Molecular mass 180.16 g/mol
CAS number D:[2595-98-4]
L:[23567-25-1]
Melting point 120-123 °C
SMILES O[C@H]1[C@H](O)[C@@H]
(O)[C@@H](O)C(CO)O1
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Talose is an aldohexose sugar. It is an unnatural monosaccharide that is soluble in water and slightly soluble in methanol. Some etymologists suggest that talose's name derives from the automaton of Greek mythology named Talos, but the relevance is unclear.

Talose is a C-2 epimer of galactose.


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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
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