Rhamnose

Rhamnose[1]
IUPAC name

(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-6-methyloxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol
Other names

isodulcit
alpha-L-Rhamnose
L-rhamnose
L-mannomethylose
alpha-L-Rha
alpha-L-Rhamnoside
alpha-L-rhamnosides
alpha-L-Mannomethylose
6-deoxy-L-mannose
Identifiers
CAS number 10485-94-6 N
PubChem 19233
ChemSpider 18150 Y
UNII QN34XC755A Y
DrugBank DB01869
KEGG C00507 Y
ChEBI CHEBI:16055 Y
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Properties
Molecular formula C6H12O5
Molar mass 164.16 g/mol
Exact mass 164.068473
Melting point

91–93 °C (monohydrate)
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Rhamnose (Rham) is a naturally occurring deoxy sugar. It can be classified as either 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.

Rhamnose can be isolated from Buckthorn (Rhamnus), poison sumac, and plants in the genus Uncaria. High-rhamnose extracts from the latter have found use in anti-wrinkle creams.[2]

Rhamnose is commonly bound to other sugars in nature. It is a common glycone component of glycosides from many plants. Rhamnose is also a component of the outer cell membrane of acid-fast bacteria in the Mycobacterium genus, which includes the organism that causes tuberculosis.[3]

References

  1. ^ Merck Index, 11th Edition, 8171.
  2. ^ "Chemical from tropical flower latest weapon against wrinkles". The Daily Telegraph. February 6, 2011. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8306768/Chemical-from-tropical-flower-latest-weapon-against-wrinkles.html. Retrieved January 7, 2011. 
  3. ^ Golan, David E., ed (2005). "Chapter 35 - Pharmacology of the Bacterial Cell Wall". Principles of Pharmacology: The Pathophysiologic Basis of Drug Therapy. Armen H. Tashjian Jr., Ehrin J. Armstrong, Joshua N. Galanter, April Wang Armstrong, Ramy A. Arnaout, Harris S. Rose. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. p. 569. ISBN 0-7817-4678-7. 

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