| D-Altrose[1] | |
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| IUPAC name |
(2S,3R,4R,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-Pentahydroxyhexanal
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| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | 1990-29-0, (D) 1949-88-8 (L) |
| PubChem | 441032 |
| SMILES |
O[C@@H]1[C@H](O)[C@H](OC(O)[C@H]1O)CO
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| InChI |
1/C6H12O6/c7-1-2-3(8)4(9)5(10)6(11)12-2/h2-11H,1H2/t2-,3-,4-,5+,6?/m1/s1
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| InChI key | WQZGKKKJIJFFOK-RSVSWTKNBV |
| ChemSpider ID | 389851 |
| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | C6H12O6 |
| Molar mass | 180.16 g/mol |
| Melting point |
103-105 °C |
| Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) | |
| Infobox references | |
Altrose is an aldohexose sugar. D-Altrose is an unnatural monosaccharide. It is soluble in water and practically insoluble in methanol. However, L-altrose has been isolated from strains of the bacterium Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens.[2]
Altrose is a C-3 epimer of mannose.
References
- ^ Merck Index, 11th Edition, 319.
- ^ US patent 4966845, "Microbial production of L-altrose", granted 1990-10-30 , assigned to Government of the United States of America, Secretary of Agriculture
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