Talose

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D-Talose^[1]

IUPAC name (3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-(Hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol
Identifiers
CAS number	2595-98-4^N, (D) [23567-25-1] (L)
PubChem	99459
ChemSpider	89855^Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:28458^Y
Jmol-3D images	{{#if:O=C[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)CO\|Image 1
SMILES O=C[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)CO
InChI InChI=1S/C6H12O6/c7-1-3(9)5(11)6(12)4(10)2-8/h1,3-6,8-12H,2H2/t3-,4-,5-,6+/m1/s1^Y Key: GZCGUPFRVQAUEE-KAZBKCHUSA-N^Y InChI=1/C6H12O6/c7-1-3(9)5(11)6(12)4(10)2-8/h1,3-6,8-12H,2H2/t3-,4-,5-,6+/m1/s1 Key: GZCGUPFRVQAUEE-KAZBKCHUBG
Properties
Molecular formula	C₆H₁₂O₆
Molar mass	180.16 g/mol
Density	1.581 g/mL
Melting point	124–127 °C
Solubility in water	0.1 g/mL
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

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.

References

↑ D-(+)-Talose at Sigma-Aldrich

Types of carbohydrates

General

Geometry

Monosaccharides

Dioses	Aldodiose Glycolaldehyde

Trioses	Aldotriose Glyceraldehyde Ketotriose Dihydroxyacetone

Tetroses	Aldotetroses Erythrose Threose Ketotetrose Erythrulose

Pentoses	Aldopentose Arabinose Lyxose Ribose Xylose Deoxy sugar Deoxyribose Ketopentose Ribulose Xylulose

Hexoses	Aldohexose Allose Altrose Galactose Glucose Gulose Idose Mannose Talose Deoxy sugar Fucose Fuculose Rhamnose Ketohexose Fructose Psicose Sorbose Tagatose

Heptoses	Ketoheptose Mannoheptulose Sedoheptulose

>7	Octose Nonose Neuraminic acid

Multiple

Disaccharides	Cellobiose Lactose Lactulose Maltose Sucrose Trehalose Turanose

Trisaccharides	Maltotriose Melezitose Raffinose

Tetrasaccharides	Stachyose

Other oligosaccharides	Acarbose Fructooligosaccharide (FOS) Galactooligosaccharide (GOS) Isomaltooligosaccharide (IMO) Maltodextrin Mannan-oligosaccharides (MOS)

Polysaccharides	Beta-glucan Lentinan Sizofiran Zymosan Cellulose Chitin Dextrin / Dextran Fructose / Fructan Inulin Galactose / Galactan Glucose / Glucan Glycogen Levan beta 2→6 Mannan Starch Amylopectin Amylose

Biochemical families: carbohydrates
- alcohols
- glycoproteins
- glycosides
lipids
- eicosanoids
- fatty acids / intermediates
- phospholipids
- sphingolipids
- steroids
nucleic acids
- constituents / intermediates
proteins
- Amino acids / intermediates
tetrapyrroles / intermediates

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