Thermo Scientific Chemicals D-(-)-Ribose, 98%

Product Code.	Quantity	unitSize
11413508	10 g	10g
11423508	50 g	50g
11433508	250 g	250g

Product Code. 11413508

Brand: Thermo Scientific Chemicals A17894.09

Description

CAS: 50-69-1 | C5H10O5 | 150.13 g/mol

D-(-)-Ribose is mainly used as a very basic source of metabolism of life. It is also used as a precursor for virazole, adenosine, thymidine, cytidine, fluoro-thymidine, 2-methyl adenosine, pyrromonazole toxina and adenosine methionine. It is further used in the synthesis of vitamin B2 (riboflavin), tetra-O-acetyl-ribose and nucleoside. It finds application as food additives and as supplement in cell culture.

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Applications
D-(-)-Ribose is mainly used as a very basic source of metabolism of life. It is also used as a precursor for virazole, adenosine, thymidine, cytidine, fluoro-thymidine, 2-methyl adenosine, pyrromonazole toxina and adenosine methionine. It is further used in the synthesis of vitamin B2 (riboflavin), tetra-O-acetyl-ribose and nucleoside. It finds application as food additives and as supplement in cell culture.

Solubility
Soluble in water. Insoluble in ether.

Notes
Hygroscopic. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents. Store in a cool place.

Specifications

Chemical Identifiers

• CAS: 50-69-1
• Molecular Formula: C5H10O5
• Molecular Weight (g/mol): 150.13
• MDL Number: MFCD00135453
• InChI Key: HMFHBZSHGGEWLO-ZHZWXSSZNA-N
• Synonym: 2r,3r,4r-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxypentanal, aldehydo-d-ribose, ribose, d, d--ribose, aldehydo-d-ribo-pentose, ribo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxyvaleraldehyde, d, d-ribo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxyvaleraldehyde, ribose 9ci, dsstox_cid_23917, dsstox_gsid_43917
• PubChem CID: 5311110
• ChEBI: CHEBI:47014
• IUPAC Name: (2R,3R,4R)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxypentanal
• SMILES: OC[C@H]1OC(O)[C@H](O)[C@@H]1O

• Melting Point: 82°C to 86°C
• Assay Percent Range: 0.98
• Quantity: 10 g
• Beilstein: 1723081
• Sensitivity: Hygroscopic
• Merck Index: 14,8204
• Solubility Information: Soluble in water. Insoluble in ether.
• Optical Rotation: −20° (c=10 in Water, 28h)
• Formula Weight: 150.13
• Percent Purity: 98%
• Chemical Name or Material: D-(-)-Ribose

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