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Sigma-Aldrich

L-(+)-Arabinose

≥99% (GC)

Synonym(s):

Aldehydo-L-arabinose

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H10O5
CAS Number:
5328-37-0
Molecular Weight:
150.13
Beilstein:
1723085
EC Number:
226-214-6
MDL number:
MFCD00135866
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
PubChem Substance ID:
329798934

Quality Level

200

Assay

≥99% (GC)

form

powder

optical activity

[α]/D +103 to +105°(lit.)

color

white

mp

160-163 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: 100 mg/mL, clear, colorless

SMILES string

OC[C@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)C=O

InChI

1S/C5H10O5/c6-1-3(8)5(10)4(9)2-7/h1,3-5,7-10H,2H2/t3-,4-,5+/m0/s1

InChI key

PYMYPHUHKUWMLA-VAYJURFESA-N

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Application

L-Arabinose is used as a substrate to identify, differentiate and characterize pentose sugar isomerase(s). L-Arabinose is used in the bioproduction of L-ribose.

Biochem/physiol Actions

L-(+)-Arabinose is a naturally occurring pentose sugar that has been shown to decrease lipogenesis in rat models due to its ability to inhibit sucrase activity.
L-Arabinose is the naturally occurring isomer and is a constituent of plant polysaccharides. Most bacteria contain an inducible arabinose operon that codes for a series of enzymes and transporters that allows L-arabinose to be used as the sole carbon source in microbial culture.

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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S Osaki et al.
The Journal of nutrition, 131(3), 796-799 (2001-03-10)
L-Arabinose is a natural, poorly absorbed pentose that selectively inhibits intestinal sucrase activity. To investigate the effects of L-arabinose feeding on lipogenesis due to its inhibition of sucrase, rats were fed 0-30 g sucrose/100 g diets containing 0-1 g L-arabinose/100
Tobias Bergmiller et al.
BMC microbiology, 11, 118-118 (2011-05-31)
The essential Escherichia coli gene ygjD belongs to a universally conserved group of genes whose function has been the focus of a number of recent studies. Here, we put ygjD under control of an inducible promoter, and used time-lapse microscopy
Naeem Anwar et al.
PloS one, 9(8), e106095-e106095 (2014-08-26)
In Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium), biofilm-formation is controlled by the cytoplasmic intracellular small-molecular second messenger cyclic 3', 5'-di- guanosine monophosphate (c-di-GMP) through the activities of GGDEF and EAL domain proteins. Here we describe that deleting either dsbA or
Koen J T Venken et al.
Nucleic acids research, 36(18), e114-e114 (2008-08-05)
Studying gene function in the post-genome era requires methods to localize and inactivate proteins in a standardized fashion in model organisms. While genome-wide gene disruption and over-expression efforts are well on their way to vastly expand the repertoire of Drosophila
Zhengkui Zhang et al.
Molecular cell, 79(2), 304-319 (2020-07-18)
Accurate regulation of innate immunity is necessary for the host to efficiently respond to invading pathogens and avoid excessive harmful immune pathology. Here we identified OTUD3 as an acetylation-dependent deubiquitinase that restricts innate antiviral immune signaling. OTUD3 deficiency in mice
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