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Sigma-Aldrich

D-Ribulose 5-phosphate disodium salt

≥96% (TLC)

Synonym(s):

ᴅ-Ribulose 5-phosphate Disodium

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H9Na2O8P
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
274.07
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.25

Quality Level

Assay

≥96% (TLC)

form

powder

impurities

≤1% methanol
≤2% ethanol
<10% water

color

white to light beige

solubility

H2O: 50 mg/mL, clear, light yellow

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

[Na+].[Na+].OCC(=O)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)COP([O-])([O-])=O

InChI

1S/C5H11O8P.2Na/c6-1-3(7)5(9)4(8)2-13-14(10,11)12;;/h4-6,8-9H,1-2H2,(H2,10,11,12);;/q;2*+1/p-2/t4-,5+;;/m1../s1

InChI key

NBEPTNUBEFMKAU-CIFXRNLBSA-L

Application

Ribulose 5-phosphate, a component of both the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) and the Calvin cycle, is used as a substrate to identify, differentiate and characterize phosphopentose isomerase(s) and epimerase(s).

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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

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