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L-Altrose

Catalog No. 66777 Name Sigma Aldrich
CAS Number 1949-88-8 Website http://www.sigmaaldrich.com
M. F. C6H12O6 Telephone 1-800-521-8956
M. W. 180.15588 Fax
Purity ≥97.0% (HPLC) Email
Storage Chembase ID: 153879

SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
(2R,3S,4S,5S)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanal
IUPAC Traditional name
(2R,3S,4S,5S)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanal

DATABASE IDS

CAS Number 1949-88-8
EC Number 217-764-8
MDL Number MFCD09880209

PROPERTIES

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation) C6H12O6
Purity ≥97.0% (HPLC)
Optical Rotation [α]/D -33.0±2.0°, c = 1% in H2O
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Personal Protective Equipment Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US), type P1 (EN143) respirator filter
German water hazard class 3

DETAILS

Description (English)
Application
L-Altrose is used as a substrate to identify, differentiate and characterize aldose C-2 epimerases such as cellobiose 2-epimerase from Caldicellulosiruptor saccharolyticus.
Description (简体中文)
Application
L-Altrose is used as a substrate to identify, differentiate and characterize aldose C-2 epimerases such as cellobiose 2-epimerase from Caldicellulosiruptor saccharolyticus.

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