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Sigma-Aldrich

2-Deoxy-D-ribose

≥99.0% (TLC)

Synonym(s):

2-Deoxy-D-arabinose, 2-Deoxy-D-erythropentose, Thyminose

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H10O4
CAS Number:
533-67-5
Molecular Weight:
134.13
Beilstein:
1721978
EC Number:
208-573-0
MDL number:
MFCD00135904
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
PubChem Substance ID:
57648512
NACRES:
NA.25

Quality Level

200

Assay

≥99.0% (TLC)

form

solid

optical activity

[α]20/D −56±2°, 24 hr, c = 1% in H2O

impurities

<0.5% Sulphated ash

ign. residue

≤0.5% (as SO4)

loss

≤1% loss on drying, 20 °C (HV)

color

white

mp

89-90 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless to faintly yellow

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

OC[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)CC=O

InChI

1S/C5H10O4/c6-2-1-4(8)5(9)3-7/h2,4-5,7-9H,1,3H2/t4-,5+/m0/s1

InChI key

ASJSAQIRZKANQN-CRCLSJGQSA-N

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Application

2-Deoxy-D-ribose is used to study processes of oxidative stress and glycation in vivo and in vitro. 2-Deoxy-D-ribose, an endothelial-cell chemoattractant and angiogenesis-inducing factor, is used to study processes of tumor angiogenesis and progression mediated at the level of thymidine phosphorylase activity.

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Physical review letters, 110(10), 107801-107801 (2013-03-26)
Concentrated solutions of ultrashort duplex-forming DNA oligomers may develop various forms of liquid crystal ordering among which is the chiral nematic phase, characterized by a macroscopic helical precession of molecular orientation. The specifics of how chirality propagates from the molecular
Xican Li
Food chemistry, 141(3), 2083-2088 (2013-07-23)
The deoxyribose degradation assay is widely used to evaluate the hydroxyl (OH) radical-scavenging ability of food or medicines. We compared the hydroxyl radical-scavenging activity of 25 antioxidant samples prepared in ethanol solution with samples prepared after removing the ethanol (residue).
N S Brown et al.
The Biochemical journal, 334 ( Pt 1), 1-8 (1998-08-07)
Angiogenesis is the term used to describe the formation of new blood vessels from the existing vasculature. In order to attract new vessels, a tissue must release an endothelial-cell chemoattractant. 2-Deoxy-D-ribose is produced in vivo by the catalytic action of
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