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D-(−)-Arabinose

suitable for microbiology, ≥99.0%

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H10O5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
150.13
UNSPSC Code:
41106212
NACRES:
NA.85
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
233-708-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1723079
MDL number:
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InChI

1S/C5H10O5/c6-2-1-10-5(9)4(8)3(2)7/h2-9H,1H2/t2-,3-,4+,5?/m1/s1

InChI key

SRBFZHDQGSBBOR-ZRMNMSDTSA-N

SMILES string

O[C@@H]1COC(O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O

assay

≥99.0% (sum of enantiomers, HPLC), ≥99.0%

form

powder

optical activity

[α]20/D −104±2.0°, 24 hr, c = 10% in H2O

ign. residue

≤0.1% (as SO4)

loss

≤0.1% loss on drying, 20 °C (HV)

mp

162-164 °C (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤50 mg/kg, sulfate (SO42-): ≤50 mg/kg

cation traces

As: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Ca: ≤500 mg/kg, Cd: ≤5 mg/kg, Co: ≤5 mg/kg, Cr: ≤5 mg/kg, Cu: ≤25 mg/kg, Fe: ≤17 mg/kg, K: ≤50 mg/kg, Mg: ≤10 mg/kg, Mn: ≤5 mg/kg, Na: ≤50 mg/kg, Ni: ≤5 mg/kg, Pb: ≤5 mg/kg, Zn: ≤15 mg/kg

application(s)

microbiology

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General description

D-Arabinose is a rare aldopentose, and is rarely utilized by enteric bacteria as a source of carbon and energy. It is also found in the aloins of the plant genus Aloe and as a constituent of the polysaccharide of the bacterial genus Mycobacterium. Some of the enteric bacteria like Escherichia coli K-12 can mutate to utilize D-arabinose.

Application

D-(-)-Arabinose has been used as an inducer of λ-RED recombinant gene expression.

Biochem/physiol Actions

D-Arabinose is a reducing sugar. It is a pentose analog of D-ribose that is a constituent of mycobacterial cell wall arabinogalactans. It is also a substrate for D-erythroascorbic acid synthesis in yeast.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)


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