Cladinose

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Cladinose
Identifiers
CAS number 470-12-2
PubChem 443504
ChemSpider 391713
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Properties
Molecular formula C8H16O4
Molar mass 176.21 g/mol
Density 1.156 g/mL
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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Cladinose is a hexose deoxy sugar that in several antibiotics (such as erythromycin) is attached to the macrolide ring.

In ketolides, a relatively new class of antibiotics, the cladinose is replaced with a keto group.

Erythromycin with cladinose visible at bottom

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