Ribulose 5-phosphate

Ribulose 5-phosphate

Identifiers
CAS Number	4151-19-3 N
ChEBI	CHEBI:58121 Y
ChemSpider	20015724 Y
Jmol interactive 3D	Image
MeSH	ribulose+5-phosphate
PubChem	439184
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
SMILES [O-]P([O-])(=O)OC[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)C(=O)CO
Properties
Chemical formula	C5H11O8P
Molar mass	230.11 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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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

• Ribulose
• Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate