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1L-epi-2-Inosose

≥98.0% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

(2R,3S,4S,5S,6S)-2,3,4,5,6-Pentahydroxycyclohexanone, 2L-2,3,4,6/5-Pentahydroxycyclohexanone, D-epi-4-Inosose, L-epi-2-Inosose

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H10O6
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
178.14
Beilstein:
3199555
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
NACRES:
NA.25

Quality Level

Assay

≥98.0% (HPLC)

form

crystals

optical activity

[α]/D -4.3±1.3°, c = 1 in H2O

storage temp.

2-8°C

InChI

1S/C6H10O6/c7-1-2(8)4(10)6(12)5(11)3(1)9/h1-5,7-11H/t1-,2-,3-,4+,5-/m0/s1

InChI key

VYEGBDHSGHXOGT-PKTMPMCPSA-N

Biochem/physiol Actions

Metabolite of inositol metabolic pathways

Other Notes

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3


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Kinetics and mechanism of the chromic oxidation of myo-inositol
Santoro, M., et al.
Polyhedron, 26, 169-177 (2007)
(-)-epi-Inosose-2
Acta Crystallographica Section C, Structural Chemistry, C56(12), e584-e585 (2000)
Bacterial enzyme preparations oxidizing inositol and their inhibition by colchicine.
R E FRANZL et al.
Nature, 168(4283), 955-957 (1951-12-01)

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