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Erythrose
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Erythrose is a tetrose saccharide with the chemical formula C4H8O4. It has one aldehyde group, and is thus part of the aldose family. The natural isomer is D-erythrose; it is a diastereomer of D-threose.[2]
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(2R,3R)-2,3,4-Trihydroxybutanal (D) (2S,3S)-2,3,4-Trihydroxybutanal (L) | |
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5805561 | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.008.643 ![]() |
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C4H8O4 | |
Molar mass | 120.104 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | Light yellow syrup |
highly soluble | |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Erythrose was first isolated in 1849 from rhubarb by the French pharmacist Louis Feux Joseph Garot (1798-1869),[3] and was named as such because of its red hue in the presence of alkali metals (ἐρυθρός, "red").[4][5]
Erythrose 4-phosphate is an intermediate in the pentose phosphate pathway[6] and the Calvin cycle.[7]
Oxidative bacteria can be made to use erythrose as its sole energy source.[8]