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Ribitol
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| Names | |
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| IUPAC name
D-Ribitol[1]
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| Systematic IUPAC name
(2R,3S,4S)-Pentane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol | |
| Other names
(2R,3S,4S)-Pentane-1,2,3,4,5-pentaol (not recommended)
Adonit Adonite Adonitol Adonitrol Pentitol 1,2,3,4,5-Pentanepentol 1,2,3,4,5-Pentanol Pentane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol | |
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3D model (JSmol)
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| 1720524 | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.006.987 |
| EC Number |
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| 82894 | |
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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| Properties | |
| C5H12O5 | |
| Molar mass | 152.146 g·mol−1 |
| Melting point | 102 °C (216 °F; 375 K) |
| −91.30·10−6 cm3/mol | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Ribitol, or adonitol, is a crystalline pentose alcohol (C5H12O5) formed by the reduction of ribose. It occurs naturally in the plant Adonis vernalis[2] as well as in the cell walls of some Gram-positive bacteria, in the form of ribitol phosphate, in teichoic acids.[3] It also forms part of the chemical structure of riboflavin and flavin mononucleotide (FMN), which is a nucleotide coenzyme used by many enzymes, the so-called flavoproteins.[4]
Ribitol is one of four stereoisomers having the formula C5H12O5:
References
[edit]- ^ "2-Carb-19".
- ^ Advances in Applied Microbiology. Academic Press. 28 October 1997. ISBN 9780080564586.
- ^ Seltmann, Guntram; Holst, Otto (9 March 2013). The Bacterial Cell Wall. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783662048788.
- ^ Mathews, Christopher K. (2000). Biochemistry. Van Holde, K. E. (Kensal Edward), 1928-, Ahern, Kevin G. (3rd ed.). San Francisco, Calif.: Benjamin Cummings. p. 492. ISBN 0805330666. OCLC 42290721.
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- Safety MSDS data Archived 11 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- Biological Magnetic Resonance Data Bank Archived 22 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine
Ribitol
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Chemical characteristics
Molecular structure
Ribitol is a straight-chain pentitol with the chemical formula C₅H₁₂O₅ and a molecular weight of 152.146 g/mol. Its systematic IUPAC name is (2R,3S,4S)-pentane-1,2,3,4,5-pentaol, reflecting the specific stereochemical configuration at its three chiral carbon atoms.[7] As a sugar alcohol, ribitol is produced by the reduction of ribose, in which the aldehyde carbonyl group of the sugar is converted to a primary alcohol, yielding a fully saturated polyhydroxy chain incapable of forming cyclic hemiacetal structures.[8] The stereochemistry of ribitol features an R configuration at C2, an S configuration at C3, and an S configuration at C4, resulting in a meso compound with a plane of symmetry passing through C3 and its attached hydroxyl group.[9] This symmetry imparts optical inactivity despite the presence of chiral centers. In the Fischer projection convention, ribitol is represented with the carbon chain vertically oriented, hydroxyl groups pointing to the right at C2 and C4, and to the left at C3: CH₂OH
H−C−OH
HO−C−H
H−C−OH
CH₂OH
CH₂OH
H−C−OH
HO−C−H
H−C−OH
CH₂OH

