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L-(+)-Lyxose - 99%, high purity , CAS No.1949-78-6

    Grade & Purity:
  • ≥99%
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L115557
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L115557-1g
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$63.90
L115557-5g
5g
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$247.90

Basic Description

Synonyms M7J5HM9DY4 | L0153 | L-lyxose | L(+)-Lyxose | aldehydo-L-lyxose | CHEBI:28480 | AS-82050 | DTXSID30883782 | Q27103736 | L-Lyx | SCHEMBL36426 | Lyxose, L- | (2R,3R,4S)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxypentanal | GEO-01634 | EINECS 217-763-2 | HY-N0059A | UNII-M7J5HM9DY
Specifications & Purity ≥99%
Storage Temp Argon charged
Shipped In Normal
Product Description

It acts as a reducing carbohydrate present in maple syrup. It is used in molecular modeling calculations in the study of drug binding and recognition in relation to aldose reductase. L-Lyxose is also utilized by Escherichia coli, encoding a kinase for L-Xylulose.

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomy Tree

Kingdom Organic compounds
Superclass Organic oxygen compounds
Class Organooxygen compounds
Subclass Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates
Intermediate Tree Nodes Monosaccharides
Direct Parent Pentoses
Alternative Parents Beta-hydroxy aldehydes  Alpha-hydroxyaldehydes  Secondary alcohols  Polyols  Short-chain aldehydes  Primary alcohols  Organic oxides  Hydrocarbon derivatives  
Molecular Framework Aliphatic acyclic compounds
Substituents Pentose monosaccharide - Beta-hydroxy aldehyde - Alpha-hydroxyaldehyde - Secondary alcohol - Polyol - Organic oxide - Hydrocarbon derivative - Short-chain aldehyde - Primary alcohol - Carbonyl group - Aldehyde - Alcohol - Aliphatic acyclic compound
Description This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as pentoses. These are monosaccharides in which the carbohydrate moiety contains five carbon atoms.
External Descriptors L-lyxose

Names and Identifiers

IUPAC Name (2R,3R,4S)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxypentanal
INCHI InChI=1S/C5H10O5/c6-1-3(8)5(10)4(9)2-7/h1,3-5,7-10H,2H2/t3-,4-,5-/m0/s1
InChIKey PYMYPHUHKUWMLA-YUPRTTJUSA-N
Smiles C(C(C(C(C=O)O)O)O)O
Isomeric SMILES C([C@@H]([C@H]([C@H](C=O)O)O)O)O
WGK Germany 3
Molecular Weight 150.13
Beilstein 172308
Reaxy-Rn 2325068
Reaxys-RN_link_address https://www.reaxys.com/reaxys/secured/hopinto.do?context=S&query=IDE.XRN=2325068&ln=

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Lot Number Certificate Type Date Item
L1903130 Certificate of Analysis Sep 06, 2023 L115557
I2206822 Certificate of Analysis Jul 20, 2022 L115557
I2206810 Certificate of Analysis Jul 20, 2022 L115557

Chemical and Physical Properties

Solubility Very soluble (586 g/L) (25°C) in water.
Sensitivity Moisture sensitive.
Specific Rotation[α] +13.0 to +15.0 deg(C=1, H2O)
Melt Point(°C) 108-112°C
Molecular Weight 150.130 g/mol
XLogP3 -2.300
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count 4
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count 5
Rotatable Bond Count 4
Exact Mass 150.053 Da
Monoisotopic Mass 150.053 Da
Topological Polar Surface Area 98.000 Ų
Heavy Atom Count 10
Formal Charge 0
Complexity 104.000
Isotope Atom Count 0
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count 3
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count 0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count 0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count 0
The total count of all stereochemical bonds 0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count 1

Citations of This Product

1. Yongchun Huang, Jie Bai, Jinman Shui, Zhanhai Su, Chengzhu Cao, Haiyan Wang, Qiong Wu, Shoude Zhang.  (2025)  Simultaneous determination of the monosaccharide types and their absolute configurations in polysaccharides based on UPLC-MS/MS.  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES,  295  (139647). 

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