CAS 488-81-3 appears in our catalog under these names: Adonitol, 95%, Ribitol, Adonit, Ribitol/ 99.85% (existing batch purity), Adonitol, 99% . Offered by: Combi-blocks, Chemat Brand, Dr. Ehrenstorfer, TargetMol, GLPBio. Available pack sizes: 25g, 100g, 5g, 1g, on request, 100mg, 500mg, 250mg.
Ribitol is a pentitol (five-carbon sugar alcohol) having meso-configuration, being derived from ribose by reduction of the carbonyl group. It occurs naturally in the plant Adonis vernalis. It has a role as a plant metabolite, a human metabolite and a Daphnia magna metabolite.
Source: ChEBI
| Molecular formula | C5H12O5 |
|---|---|
| Molecular weight | 152.15 g/mol |
| IUPAC name | (2R,4S)-pentane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol |
| InChIKey | HEBKCHPVOIAQTA-NGQZWQHPSA-N |
| SMILES | C([C@H](C([C@H](CO)O)O)O)O |
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