Chemical Component Summary

NameD-ribose
Identifiers(2R,3R,4R)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxypentanal
FormulaC5 H10 O5
Molecular Weight150.13
TypeD-SACCHARIDE
Isomeric SMILESC([C@H]([C@H]([C@H](C=O)O)O)O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C5H10O5/c6-1-3(8)5(10)4(9)2-7/h1,3-5,7-10H,2H2/t3-,4+,5-/m0/s1
InChIKeyPYMYPHUHKUWMLA-LMVFSUKVSA-N

Chemical Details

Formal Charge0
Atom Count20
Chiral Atom Count3
Bond Count19
Aromatic Bond Count0

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank IDDB15073 
NameRibose
Groups investigational
DescriptionRibose is under investigation in clinical trial NCT01727479 (Ribose and Sport Performance).
Synonyms
  • Ribose
  • D-Ribose
  • aldehydo-D-ribose
  • D-ribo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxyvaleraldehyde
Categories
  • Carbohydrates
  • Monosaccharides
  • Pentoses
CAS number50-69-1

Related Resource References

Resource NameReference
PubChem 5311110
ChEBI CHEBI:47014