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D-Ribose 5-phosphate

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
4300-28-1

[ Name ]:
D-Ribose 5-phosphate

[Synonym ]:
2,3,4-Trihydroxy-5-oxopentyl dihydrogen phosphate
Dihydrogène phosphate de 2,3,4-trihydroxy-5-oxopentyle
2,3,4-Trihydroxy-5-oxopentyldihydrogen-phosphat
Pentose, 5-(dihydrogen phosphate)
5-O-Phosphonopentose

Biological Activity

[Description]:

D-Ribose 5-phosphate is an intermediate of the oxidative branch of the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) and an end product of the nonoxidative branch of the PPP. D-Ribose 5-phosphate is used in the synthesis of nucleotides and nucleic acids[1].

[Related Catalog]:

Research Areas >> Metabolic Disease

[In Vitro]

Ribose-5-phosphate is generally assumed to arise via the oxidative and nonoxidative pentose phosphate pathways[1].

[References]

[1]. Grochowski LL, et al. Ribose-5-phosphate biosynthesis in Methanocaldococcus jannaschii occurs in the absence of a pentose-phosphate pathway. J Bacteriol. 2005 Nov;187(21):7382-9.

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
1.8±0.1 g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
559.1±60.0 °C at 760 mmHg

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C5H11O8P

[ Molecular Weight ]:
230.110

[ Flash Point ]:
291.9±32.9 °C

[ Exact Mass ]:
230.019150

[ PSA ]:
146.49000

[ LogP ]:
-2.23

[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0.0±3.4 mmHg at 25°C

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.565

Related Compounds