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D5899

Sigma-Aldrich

2-Deoxy-D-ribose

suitable for cell culture, BioReagent

Synonym(s):

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

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H10O4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
134.13
Beilstein:
1721978
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.75

biological source

synthetic (organic)

Quality Level

product line

BioReagent

Assay

≥99% (GC)

form

powder

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

mp

89-90 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: 100 mg/mL, clear to slightly hazy, colorless to light 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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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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Katarzyna Lamparska et al.
Nucleic acids research, 40(19), 9788-9801 (2012-08-02)
5-Aza-2'-deoxycytidine (5azaC-dR) has been employed as an inhibitor of DNA methylation, a chemotherapeutic agent, a clastogen, a mutagen, an inducer of fragile sites and a carcinogen. However, its effects are difficult to quantify because it rapidly breaks down in aqueous
Jean Cadet et al.
Free radical research, 46(4), 367-381 (2012-01-24)
A broad scientific community is involved in investigations aimed at delineating the mechanisms of formation and cellular processing of oxidatively generated damage to nucleic acids. Perhaps as a consequence of this breadth of research expertise, there are nomenclature problems for
Marina Rossi et al.
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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