ribitol

Term ID

CHEBI:15963

Synonyms

• (2R,3s,4S)-pentane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol
• Adonitol
• D-Adonitol
• D-Ribitol
• L-ribitol
• meso-ribitol
• ribitol

Definition

A pentitol (five-carbon sugar alcohol) having meso-configuration, being derived from ribose by reduction of the carbonyl group. It occurs naturally in the plant Adonis vernalis.

References

• cas:488-81-3
• gmelin:82894
• hmdb:HMDB0000508
• kegg.compound:C00474
• knapsack:C00001171
• metacyc.compound:RIBITOL
• pubmed:15234337
• pubmed:16664320
• pubmed:16901854
• pubmed:17336832
• pubmed:17979222
• pubmed:23564164
• pubmed:24643482
• pubmed:25108762
• reaxys:1720524
• wikipedia.en:Ribitol

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

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