Ribulose 5-phosphate

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Ribulose 5-phosphate

Identifiers
CAS number	4151-19-3^N
PubChem	439184
ChemSpider	20015724^Y
MeSH	ribulose+5-phosphate
ChEBI	CHEBI:58121^Y
Jmol-3D images	{{#if:[O-]P([O-])(=O)OC[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)C(=O)CO\|Image 1
SMILES [O-]P([O-])(=O)OC[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)C(=O)CO
InChI InChI=1S/C5H11O8P/c6-1-3(7)5(9)4(8)2-13-14(10,11)12/h4-6,8-9H,1-2H2,(H2,10,11,12)/p-2/t4-,5+/m1/s1^Y Key: FNZLKVNUWIIPSJ-UHNVWZDZSA-L^Y InChI=1/C5H11O8P/c6-1-3(7)5(9)4(8)2-13-14(10,11)12/h4-6,8-9H,1-2H2,(H2,10,11,12)/p-2/t4-,5+/m1/s1 Key: FNZLKVNUWIIPSJ-DAZPBWGKBO
Properties
Molecular formula	C₅H₁₁O₈P
Molar mass	230.11 g/mol
N (verify) (what is: Y/N?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Ribulose 5-phosphate is one of the end-products of the pentose phosphate pathway. It is also an intermediate in the Calvin cycle.

It is formed by phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, and it can be acted upon by phosphopentose isomerase and phosphopentose epimerase.

See also