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Sigma-Aldrich

1-Deoxy-D-xylulose

≥80% (TLC)

Synonym(s):

(3S,4R)-3,4,5-Trihydroxy-2-pentanone, 1-Deoxy-D-threo-2-pentulose

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H10O4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
134.13
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.25

Assay

≥80% (TLC)

form

liquid

optical activity

[α]/D +31.0±3.0°, c = 1 in H2O

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CC(=O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)CO

InChI

1S/C5H10O4/c1-3(7)5(9)4(8)2-6/h4-6,8-9H,2H2,1H3/t4-,5-/m1/s1

InChI key

IGUZJYCAXLYZEE-RFZPGFLSSA-N

Biochem/physiol Actions

Metabolite of the non-mevalonate pathway, generally found in prokaryotes, as precursor to isoprenoids as well as non-isoprenoids like vitamins. As this pathway is not present in humans, it is of interest for the development of bacterium-specific drugs in the search for treatments of infectious diseases.

Linkage

In E. coli, 1-deoxy-D-xylulose is converted into 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate by phosphorylation of the C-5 hydroxy group by D-xylulokinase.

Other Notes

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Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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W Eisenreich et al.
Trends in plant science, 6(2), 78-84 (2001-02-15)
Recently, a mevalonate-independent pathway was discovered in bacteria and plants that leads to the formation of isopentenyl diphosphate and dimethylallyl diphosphate, the two basic precursors of isoprenoids. Although many details of the widely distributed pathway are unknown, some intermediates, mechanisms
Felix Rohdich et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 100(4), 1586-1591 (2003-02-07)
Earlier in vivo studies have shown that the sequential action of the IspG and IspH proteins is essential for the reductive transformation of 2C-methyl-d-erythritol 2,4-cyclodiphosphate into dimethylallyl diphosphate and isopentenyl diphosphate via 1-hydroxy-2-methyl-2-(E)-butenyl 4-diphosphate. A recombinant fusion protein comprising maltose
W Eisenreich et al.
Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, 61(12), 1401-1426 (2004-06-16)
The mevalonate pathway for the biosynthesis of the universal terpenoid precursors, isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) and dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP), is known in considerable detail. Only recently, the existence of a second mevalonate-independent pathway for the biosynthesis of IPP and DMAPP was
Andréa Hemmerlin et al.
Plant physiology, 142(2), 441-457 (2006-08-22)
Plants are able to integrate exogenous 1-deoxy-D-xylulose (DX) into the 2C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate pathway, implicated in the biosynthesis of plastidial isoprenoids. Thus, the carbohydrate needs to be phosphorylated into 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate and translocated into plastids, or vice versa. An enzyme capable
Jiaqi Liu et al.
Frontiers in plant science, 8, 2082-2082 (2017-12-23)
As one type of the most important alkaloids in the world, terpenoid indole alkaloids (TIAs) show a wide range of pharmaceutical activities that are beneficial for clinical treatments.

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