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L-(−)-Sorbose

for biotechnological purposes, ≥98.0% (sum of enantiomers, HPLC)

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H12O6
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
180.16
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
201-771-8
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1724554
MDL number:

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Quality Level

assay

≥98.0% (sum of enantiomers, HPLC)

form

solid

optical activity

[α]20/D −43±2°, c = 5% in H2O

color

colorless

mp

163-165 °C

solubility

H2O: 0.1 g/mL, clear, colorless to very faintly yellow

SMILES string

OC[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)C(=O)CO

InChI

1S/C6H12O6/c7-1-3(9)5(11)6(12)4(10)2-8/h3,5-9,11-12H,1-2H2/t3-,5+,6+/m0/s1

InChI key

BJHIKXHVCXFQLS-OTWZMJIISA-N

Application

L-Sorbose is used as a starting reagent for the commercial biosynthesis of ascorbic acid (vitamin C).

Biochem/physiol Actions

The L enatiomer of sorbose, a ketohexose monosaccharide.

Other Notes

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assay

≥98.0% (sum of enantiomers, HPLC)

assay

≥99.0% (sum of enantiomers, HPLC)

assay

≥99%, ≥99.0% (sum of enantiomers, HPLC)

assay

≥99.5% (sum of enantiomers, HPLC)

solubility

H2O: 0.1 g/mL, clear, colorless to very faintly yellow

solubility

H2O: 0.1 g/mL, clear, colorless

solubility

H2O: 0.1 g/mL, clear, colorless

solubility

H2O: 1 M, clear, colorless

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

200

form

solid

form

powder

form

powder

form

solid

mp

163-165 °C

mp

133-140 °C (lit.)

mp

133-140 °C (lit.)

mp

133-140 °C (lit.)

color

colorless

color

-

color

-

color

white


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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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M Huang et al.
Journal of applied microbiology, 125(5), 1383-1395 (2018-07-28)
Oxidative stress limited the growth of cells and 2-keto-l-gulonic acid (2-KGA) production in vitamin C (Vc) fermentation system. The study aims to investigate the antioxidant effect of glutathione on promoting 2-KGA in Vc fermentation system using Ketogulonicigenium vulgare 25B-1 and
Mengzhu Li et al.
AMB Express, 8(1), 38-38 (2018-03-15)
Pyranose oxidase (POx) is a homotetrameric flavoprotein that catalyzes the oxidation of pyranose-configured sugars at position C-2 to corresponding 2-ketoaldoses. The wide substrate specificity makes POx potential for application in various biotechnological industries. In the present study we reported the
Hans K Carlson et al.
The ISME journal, 14(8), 2034-2045 (2020-05-07)
Respiratory and catabolic genes are differentially distributed across microbial genomes. Thus, specific carbon sources may favor different respiratory processes. We profiled the influence of 94 carbon sources on the end products of nitrate respiration in microbial enrichment cultures from diverse



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700959-25G04061832595870
700959-5G04061832595887
85541-50G04061833025086
85541-250G04061833025031

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