D-Ribulose - Moligand™,≥98%,0.5 to 1M aqueous solution , CAS No.488-84-6

CAS: 488-84-6 Cat. No.: D333689 Molecular Weight: 150.13 EC Number: 207-687-8

GRADE & PURITY Moligand™, ≥98%, 0.5 to 1M aqueous solution

Synonyms

D-Rul | EN300-56286 | Ribulose, D- | 3912CBFB-62B6-40A7-ABE6-D010F07A767D | erythropentulose | erythro-pentulose | UNII-DJM6K5T6YA | 1,3,4,5-tetrahydroxypentan-2-one | DTXSID30204115 | erythro-2-Pentulose | RIBULOSE, DL- | D-ERYTHRO-2-KETOPENTOSE | A93727

Storage

Store at -20°C

Shipped In

Ice chest + Ice pads

Overview

D-Ribulose has potential as an anticancer and antiviral compound and is a rare sugar used in the food, agricultural and pharmaceutical industries.

Specifications

Synonyms

D-Rul | EN300-56286 | Ribulose, D- | 3912CBFB-62B6-40A7-ABE6-D010F07A767D | erythropentulose | erythro-pentulose | UNII-DJM6K5T6YA | 1, 3, 4, 5-tetrahydroxypentan-2-one | DTXSID30204115 | erythro-2-Pentulose | RIBULOSE, DL- | D-ERYTHRO-2-KETOPENTOSE | A93727

Specifications & Purity

Moligand™, ≥98%, 0.5 to 1M aqueous solution

Storage

Store at -20°C

Shipped In

Ice chest + Ice pads

This product requires cold chain shipping. Ground and other economy services are not available.

Grade

Moligand™

Note

Packaging quality refers to the amount of solute present

Purity

≥98%

Product Properties

• pKa: pKₐ: 11.58 (Predicted)

Names and Identifiers

• Pubchem Sid: 504757357
• Pubchem Sid Url: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/substance/504757357
• Canonical Smiles: C(C(C(C(=O)CO)O)O)O
• IUPAC Name: (3R,4R)-1,3,4,5-tetrahydroxypentan-2-one
• InChIKey: ZAQJHHRNXZUBTE-NQXXGFSBSA-N
• INCHI: 1S/C5H10O5/c6-1-3(8)5(10)4(9)2-7/h3,5-8,10H,1-2H2/t3-,5-/m1/s1
• Isomeric SMILES: C([C@H]([C@H](C(=O)CO)O)O)O
• WGK Germany: 3
• Molecular Weight: 150.13
• Reaxy-Rn: 2041242
• Reaxys-RN_link_address: https://www.reaxys.com/reaxys/secured/hopinto.do?context=S&query=IDE.XRN=2041242&ln=

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomy Tree

• Kingdom Organic compounds
  • Superclass Organic oxygen compounds
    • Class Organooxygen compounds
      • Subclass Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates
        • Level5 Monosaccharides
          • Level6 Pentoses

• Kingdom: Organic compounds
• Superclass: Organic oxygen compounds
• Class: Organooxygen compounds
• Subclass: Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates
• Intermediate Tree Nodes: Monosaccharides
• Direct Parent: Pentoses
• Alternative Parents: Beta-hydroxy ketones Acyloins Alpha-hydroxy ketones Secondary alcohols Polyols Primary alcohols Organic oxides Hydrocarbon derivatives
• Molecular Framework: Aliphatic acyclic compounds
• Substituents: Pentose monosaccharide - Beta-hydroxy ketone - Acyloin - Alpha-hydroxy ketone - Secondary alcohol - Ketone - Polyol - Organic oxide - Hydrocarbon derivative - Primary alcohol - Carbonyl group - Alcohol - Aliphatic acyclic compound
• Description: This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as pentoses. These are monosaccharides in which the carbohydrate moiety contains five carbon atoms.
• External Descriptors: ribulose

Data sources

1. Djoumbou Feunang Y, Eisner R, Knox C, Chepelev L, Hastings J, Owen G, Fahy E, Steinbeck C, Subramanian S, Bolton E, Greiner R, and Wishart DS. ClassyFire: Automated Chemical Classification With A Comprehensive, Computable Taxonomy. Journal of Cheminformatics, 2016, 8:61.

DOI: 10.1186/s13321-016-0174-y

Mechanisms of Action

Chemical and Physical Properties

• Molecular Weight: 150.130 g/mol
• XLogP3: -2.600
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 4
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 5
• Rotatable Bond Count: 4
• Exact Mass: 150.053 Da
• Monoisotopic Mass: 150.053 Da
• Topological Polar Surface Area: 98.000 Ų
• Heavy Atom Count: 10
• Formal Charge: 0
• Complexity: 113.000
• Isotope Atom Count: 0
• Defined Atom Stereocenter Count: 2
• Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
• Defined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• The total count of all stereochemical bonds: 0
• Covalently-Bonded Unit Count: 1

References

1. Hengtao Tang, Zheng Zhou, Zhi Chen, Xin Ju, Liangzhi Li.  (2022)  Development of a sugar isomerase cascade to convert D-xylose to rare sugars.  Molecular Catalysis,      [PMID:] [10.1016/j.mcat.2022.112672]

2. Si Long, Zhi Chen, Xin Ju, Liangzhi Li.  (2025)  Application of microbial glucose isomerases in a cascade to convert xylose to rare sugars.  Molecular Catalysis,      [PMID:] [10.1016/j.mcat.2025.114862]

3. Yuqiu Wu, Fanjin Meng, Jiaolong Fu, Yuyang Zhou, Huan Fan, Xin Ju, Liangzhi Li.  (2024)  PDA/SiO2 microspheres immobilize dual enzymes to increase temperature tolerance and catalyze the production of D-ribulose and D-xylulose from D-xylose.  Molecular Catalysis,      [PMID:] [10.1016/j.mcat.2024.113900]