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About This Item
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C4H8O4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
120.10
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
209-505-2
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1721698
MDL number:
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Quality Segment
assay
≥75% (TLC)
form
syrup
color
colorless to very dark yellow
storage temp.
2-8°C
SMILES string
[H]C(=O)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)CO
InChI
1S/C4H8O4/c5-1-3(7)4(8)2-6/h1,3-4,6-8H,2H2/t3-,4+/m0/s1
InChI key
YTBSYETUWUMLBZ-IUYQGCFVSA-N
Application
D-(-)-Erythrose, the D enantiomer of the aldose aldehyde erythrose, may be used as a reference compound in sugar metabolism analysis. D-(-)-Erythrose may be used to help identify and characterize erythrose reductase(s). D-Erythrose may be used to study the mechanisms of mutarotation in monosugars. D-Erythrose may be used to study the mechanisms of organic microspherule formation and Maillard (glycation) reactions.
Other Notes
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| description ≥75% (TLC), syrup | description BioUltra, ≥99.0% (HPLC) | description ≥50% (TLC) | description ≥98% (GC) |
| assay ≥75% (TLC) | assay ≥99.0% (HPLC) | assay ≥50% (TLC) | assay ≥98% (GC) |
| Quality Level 200 | Quality Level 100 | Quality Level 100 | Quality Level 300 |
| form syrup | form solid | form powder | form powder |
| storage temp. 2-8°C | storage temp. room temp | storage temp. −20°C | storage temp. - |
| color colorless to very dark yellow | color colorless | color white to off-white | color white |
Storage Class
10 - Combustible liquids
WGK
WGK 3
Flash Point (°F)
Not applicable
Flash Point (°C)
Not applicable
PPE (personal protective equipment)
Eyeshields, Gloves
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