Rhamnose
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| Rhamnose | |
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 α-L-rhamnose |
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| Chemical name | (2R, 3R,4R,5R,6S)-6-methyloxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol |
| Chemical formula | C6H12O5 |
| Molecular mass | 164.16 g/mol |
| CAS number | [10485-94-6] |
| Melting point | 91-93 °C (monohydrate) |
| SMILES | O[C@H]1C(C)O[C@@H] (O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O |
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Rhamnose is a naturally-occurring sugar. It can be classified either as a methyl-pentose or a 6-deoxy-hexose. Rhamnose occurs in nature in its L-form as L-rhamnose (6-deoxy-L-mannose). This is unusual since most of the naturally-occurring sugars are in D-form. Exceptions are the methyl pentoses L-fucose and L-rhamnose and the pentose L-arabinose.
L-Rhamnose can be isolated from Buckthorn (Rhamnus) and poison sumac. It is also found as a glycoside in a variety of other plants.
[edit] References
- Journal of General Virology
- Merck Index, 11th Edition, 8171.
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