Cladinose

Cladinose
IUPAC name (4R,5S,6S)-4-Methoxy-4,6-dimethyl-tetrahydropyran-2,5-diol
Identifiers
CAS number	470-12-2
PubChem	443504
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES C[C@H]1[C@@H]([C@](CC(O1)O)(C)OC)O
Properties
Molecular formula	C8H16O4
Molar mass	176.21 g/mol
Exact mass	176.104859
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Infobox references

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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