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G6750

Sigma-Aldrich

α-D-Glucose 1-phosphate dipotassium salt hydrate

≥99% (HPLC), BioXtra

Synonym(s):

α-D-Glucopyranose 1-phosphate, Cori ester

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H11K2O9P · xH2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
336.32 (anhydrous basis)
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.25

biological source

synthetic

Quality Level

product line

BioXtra

Assay

≥99% (HPLC)

form

powder

impurities

glucose and starch, essentially free

color

white to off-white

solubility

water: 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless

cation traces

K: 20.4-26.1% (ICP)

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

[K+].[K+].[H]O[H].OC[C@H]1O[C@H](OP([O-])([O-])=O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O

InChI

1S/C6H13O9P.2K.H2O/c7-1-2-3(8)4(9)5(10)6(14-2)15-16(11,12)13;;;/h2-10H,1H2,(H2,11,12,13);;;1H2/q;2*+1;/p-2/t2-,3-,4+,5-,6-;;;/m1.../s1

InChI key

VOQGDSVKCMGEFO-FBNUBEQJSA-L

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General description

α-D-Glucose 1-phosphate is the α-anomeric form of glucose which contains a phosphate group on the primary carbon. It can be converted into the deoxysugar CDP-glucose by the enzyme α-D-Glucose-1-phosphate cytidylyltransferase.

Linkage

Formerly listed as Grade V.

Other Notes

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Nicole M Koropatkin et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 279(42), 44023-44029 (2004-08-05)
Dideoxysugars, which display biological activities ranging from mediating cell-cell interactions to serving as components in some antibiotics, are synthesized in various organisms via complex biochemical pathways that begin with the attachment of alpha-D-glucose 1-phosphate to either CTP or dTTP. Here
Lyann Sim et al.
The FEBS journal, 280(4), 1073-1083 (2013-01-04)
The mechanism of yeast flocculation is generally considered to be mediated through the interaction of cell surface flocculins and mannan carbohydrates. In the present study, the crystal structure of the soluble 25-kDa lectin domain of flocculin 1 from brewer's yeast
Rickard Olsson et al.
Environmental science & technology, 46(1), 285-291 (2011-11-23)
Esters of phosphoric acid constitute a sizable fraction of the total phosphorus supply in the environment and thus play an important role in the global phosphorus cycle. Enzymatic hydrolysis of these esters to produce orthophosphate is often a required reaction
Sanghamitra Mitra et al.
Glycobiology, 20(10), 1233-1240 (2010-05-29)
Giardia lamblia, which is an important parasitic cause of diarrhea, uses activated forms of glucose to make glycogen and activated forms of mannose to make glycophosphosphoinositol anchors. A necessary step for glucose activation is isomerization of glucose-6-phosphate to glucose-1-phosphate by
Xingwei Chen et al.
Journal of biomaterials applications, 27(4), 391-402 (2011-07-14)
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of in situ thermosensitive hydrogel based on chitosan in combination with disodium α-d-Glucose 1-phosphate (DGP) for ocular drug delivery system. Aqueous solution of chitosan/DGP underwent sol-gel transition as temperature increased

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