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L-(−)-Sorbose

for biotechnological purposes, ≥98.0% (sum of enantiomers, HPLC)

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H12O6
CAS Number:
87-79-6
Molecular Weight:
180.16
Beilstein:
1724554
EC Number:
201-771-8
MDL number:
MFCD00151097
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
PubChem Substance ID:
57653051
NACRES:
NA.25

grade

for biotechnological purposes

Quality Level

200

Assay

≥98.0% (sum of enantiomers, HPLC)

form

solid

optical activity

[α]20/D −43±2°, c = 5% in H2O

color

colorless

mp

163-165 °C

solubility

H2O: 0.1 g/mL, clear, colorless to very faintly yellow

SMILES string

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

InChI

1S/C6H12O6/c7-1-3(9)5(11)6(12)4(10)2-8/h3,5-9,11-12H,1-2H2/t3-,5+,6+/m0/s1

InChI key

BJHIKXHVCXFQLS-OTWZMJIISA-N

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Application

L-Sorbose is used as a starting reagent for the commercial biosynthesis of ascorbic acid (vitamin C).

Biochem/physiol Actions

The L enatiomer of sorbose, a ketohexose monosaccharide.

Other Notes

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Hans K Carlson et al.
The ISME journal, 14(8), 2034-2045 (2020-05-07)
Respiratory and catabolic genes are differentially distributed across microbial genomes. Thus, specific carbon sources may favor different respiratory processes. We profiled the influence of 94 carbon sources on the end products of nitrate respiration in microbial enrichment cultures from diverse
Praveen Kumar Reddy et al.
Yeast (Chichester, England), 38(3), 222-238 (2020-11-13)
Human fungal pathogen Candida albicans cannot utilize L-sorbose as a sole carbon source. However, chromosome 5 monosomic strains can grow on sorbose as repressors present on this chromosome get diminished allowing the expression of sorbose utilization gene (SOU1) located on
Weizhu Zeng et al.
Bioresource technology, 318, 124069-124069 (2020-09-12)
The 2-keto-L-gulonic acid (2-KLG) is the direct precursor for industrial vitamin C production. The main biosynthetic method for 2-KLG production is the classical two-step fermentation route. However, disadvantages of this method are emerging, including high consumption of energy, difficulties in
Mengzhu Li et al.
AMB Express, 8(1), 38-38 (2018-03-15)
Pyranose oxidase (POx) is a homotetrameric flavoprotein that catalyzes the oxidation of pyranose-configured sugars at position C-2 to corresponding 2-ketoaldoses. The wide substrate specificity makes POx potential for application in various biotechnological industries. In the present study we reported the
Cai-Hui Pan et al.
Journal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology, 44(7), 1031-1040 (2017-03-12)
Defect in the amino acid biosynthetic pathways of Ketogulonicigenium vulgare, the producing strain for 2-keto-L-gulonic acid (2-KGA), is the key reason for its poor growth and low productivity. In this study, five different strains were firstly reconstructed by expressing absent
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