Lyxose

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

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]

See also

• Arabinose
• Deoxyribose
• Ribose
• Ribulose
• Xylose
• Xylulose

References

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

External links

• E. coli K-12 Pathway: L-lyxose degradation