- Idose
Chembox new
Reference = ["Merck Index", 11th Edition, "'4818"]
ImageFile = Idose.png
ImageSize = 180px
IUPACName = 6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-
2,3,4,5-tetrol
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Section1 = Chembox Identifiers
CASNo = 2152-76-3
PubChem =
SMILES = O [C@H] 1 [C@H] (O) [C@H]
(O) [C@@H] (O)C(CO)O1
Section2 = Chembox Properties
Formula = C6H12O6
MolarMass = 180.16
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Section3 = Chembox Hazards
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Autoignition =Idose is a
hexose , a six carbonmonosaccharide . It has analdehyde group and is analdose . It is not found in nature, but itsuronic acid ,iduronic acid , is important. It is a component ofdermatan sulfate andheparan sulfate , which areglycosaminoglycan s. The first and thirdhydroxyl s point the opposite way from the second and fourth. It is made byaldol condensation of D- and -L glyceraldehyde. L-Idose is a C-5epimer of D-glucose .References
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