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E7500

Sigma-Aldrich

meso-Erythritol

≥99% (GC)

Synonym(s):

1,2,3,4-Butanetetrol, meso-1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroxybutane, i-Erythritol

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Linear Formula:
HOCH2[CH(OH)]2CH2OH
CAS Number:
149-32-6
Molecular Weight:
122.12
Beilstein:
1719753
EC Number:
205-737-3
MDL number:
MFCD00004710
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
PubChem Substance ID:
24894646
NACRES:
NA.25

Assay

≥99% (GC)

form

powder

sweetness

0.7 × sucrose

color

white

bp

329-331 °C (lit.)

mp

118-120 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

OC[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)CO

InChI

1S/C4H10O4/c5-1-3(7)4(8)2-6/h3-8H,1-2H2/t3-,4+

InChI key

UNXHWFMMPAWVPI-ZXZARUISSA-N

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Application

Meso-Erythritol (i-Erythritol) is a precursor to the important tanning agent L-erythrulose which can be commercially generated by Gluconobacter oxydans DSM 7145. Meso-Erythritol may be used to support the carbon source growth requirement of Gluconobacter bacteria. It is an aliphatic poly-alcohol used in the chemical analysis of the reactivity of various radicals and radical anions. Meso-Erythritol may be used in encapsulated phase change materials (PCMs) to study its potential use in microelectronics cooling applications. It may be used as a reference compound in purification and analytical procedures developed to test fermentation broths.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Allelic variation of the Tas1r3 gene affects behavioral taste responses to this sugar alcohol, suggesting that it is a T1R3 receptor ligand.

Other Notes

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Listings

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JAN Code

E7500-5G:
E7500-VAR:
E7500-25G:
E7500-BULK:
E7500-100G:

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Man-Yeon Choi et al.
Journal of economic entomology, 112(2), 981-985 (2018-11-30)
Previous studies have demonstrated various combinations of non-nutritive erythritol and sucrose having detrimental effects on Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura). Fly mortality is likely caused by 1) starvation from feeding on non-metabolizable erythritol; and 2) physiological imbalance with abnormally high osmotic pressure
H Hino et al.
Acta dermato-venereologica, 62(3), 185-191 (1982-01-01)
Keratinocytes were dissociated from normal human adult epidermis with clostridial collagenase, dithio-erythritol and trypsin, and cultured. Immediately after this, no connection was seen between contiguous cells. Ruptured desmosomes, with masses of tonofilaments and distinct attachment plaques were still left on
Freek Spitaels et al.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology, 64(Pt 4), 1134-1141 (2013-12-26)
Three strains, LMG 27748(T), LMG 27749 and LMG 27882 with identical MALDI-TOF mass spectra were isolated from samples taken from the brewery environment. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain LMG 27748(T) revealed that the taxon it represents
Karnjapan Janthawornpong et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 135(5), 1816-1822 (2013-01-16)
The MEP pathway, which is absent in animals but present in most pathogenic bacteria, in the parasite responsible for malaria and in plant plastids, is a target for the development of antimicrobial drugs. IspH, an oxygen-sensitive [4Fe-4S] enzyme, catalyzes the
Emmanuel Jean Teinkela Mbosso et al.
Chemistry & biodiversity, 10(2), 224-232 (2013-02-19)
A chemical investigation of the Glyphaea brevis leaves and of the Monodora myristica fruits led to the identification of thirteen compounds, seven linear long-chain aliphatic compounds, 1, 2, 4, 6, and 9-11, three steroids, 3a, 3b, and 7, two triterpenes
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