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D-Altrose

≥97.0% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

Alt

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H12O6
CAS Number:
1990-29-0
Molecular Weight:
180.16
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1724621
EC Number:
217-870-4
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
NACRES:
NA.25

assay

≥97.0% (HPLC)

form

solid

optical activity

[α]/D 33.0±2.0°, c = 0.2 in H2O

color

beige

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

OC[C@H]1OC(O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@@H]1O

InChI

1S/C6H12O6/c7-1-3(9)5(11)6(12)4(10)2-8/h1,3-6,8-12H,2H2

InChI key

GZCGUPFRVQAUEE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

D-Altrose is used as a substrate to identify, differentiate and characterize aldose isomerases such as L-fucose isomerase from Caldicellulosiruptor saccharolyticus and d-Arabinose isomerase (d-AI) from Bacillus pallidus (B. pallidus) and Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Other Notes

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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