Lyxose

Lyxose
	IUPAC name (2R,3R,4S)-2,3,4,5-Tetrahydroxypentanal
	Other names L-Lyxose; Lyxopyranose
Identifiers
CAS number	1949-78-6
PubChem	65550
ChEMBL	CHEMBL1159661
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
	SMILES C([C@@H]([C@H]([C@H](C=O)O)O)O)O ;
Properties
Molecular formula	C5H10O5
Molar mass	150.13
	(verify) (what is: /?); Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
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Lyxose is an aldopentose — a monosaccharide containing five carbon atoms, and including an aldehyde functional group. It has chemical formula C₅H₁₀O₅.

Lyxose occurs only rarely in nature, for example, as a component of bacterial glycolipids.^[1]

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^ Kay-Hooi Khoo et al., Chemistry of the Lyxose-Containing Mycobacteriophage Receptors of Mycobacterium phlei/Mycobacterium smegmatis, Biochemistry, 35 (36), 11812-11819, 1996. Abstract

Lyxose


IUPAC name (2R,3R,4S)-2,3,4,5-Tetrahydroxypentanal
Other names L-Lyxose Lyxopyranose
Identifiers
CAS number	1949-78-6^Y
PubChem	65550
ChEMBL	CHEMBL1159661^N
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES C([C@@H]([C@H]([C@H](C=O)O)O)O)O
Properties
Molecular formula	C₅H₁₀O₅
Molar mass	150.13
N (verify) (what is: Y/N?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references