D-RIBULOSE Chemical Properties

alpha 

D24 -15° (c = 0.5 in water)

storage temp. 

2-8°C

solubility 

Methanol, Water

form 

syrup

optical activity

-16.3

Merck 

13,8291

CAS DataBase Reference

488-84-6(CAS DataBase Reference)

Safety Information

Safety Statements 

24/25

WGK Germany 

3

F 

3-10

HS Code 

29400090

MSDS

• Language:English Provider:SigmaAldrich

D-RIBULOSE Usage And Synthesis

Uses

Ribulose is a ketopentose, a monosaccharide containing five carbon atoms and a ketone functional group. It is synthesized in the pentose phosphate pathway and plays a role in the formation of various bioactive compounds. It is a structural isomer of ribose and exists as two enantiomers, D-ribulose and L-ribulose. A double phosphate ester of D-ribulose, ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate combines with carbon dioxide at the beginning of photosynthesis.[Cayman Chemical]

Uses

D-Ribulose, a carbohydrate, is used in the production of D-Psicose, a new alternative sweetener.

Definition

ChEBI: The D-stereoisomer of ribulose.

D-RIBULOSE(488-84-6)Related Product Information

• 1,2,5-PENTANETRIOL
• (R)-(+)-1,2,4-BUTANETRIOL
• Diethylene glycol
• Tetrahydrofuran
• 2-METHOXY-1-BUTANOL
• (S)-(+)-3-HYDROXYTETRAHYDROFURAN
• 1-Ethoxy-2-propanol
• 2,3-Butanediol
• MESO-2,3-BUTANEDIOL
• (R)-(-)-3-Hydroxytetrahydrofuran
• D-RIBULOSE
• 2-PROPOXYETHANOL
• (S)-(+)-1-Methoxy-2-propanol
• 3-Ethoxy-1-propanol
• 2-Methyltetrahydrofuran
• 3-ETHOXY-1,2-PROPANEDIOL
• (S)-1,2,4-Butanetriol
• 3-Hydroxytetrahydrofuran