Abequose

Abequose is a hexose and a 3,6-dideoxysugar. It is a constituent of the in O-specific chains in lipopolysaccharides that occur in certain serotypes of Salmonella^[2][3] and Citrobacter bacteria.^[4] It is the enantiomer of colitose.

Abequose

Names
IUPAC name 3,6-Dideoxy-D-xylo-hexose[1]
Systematic IUPAC name (2R,4R,5R)-2,4,5-Trihydroxyhexanal
Identifiers
CAS Number	56816-60-5 pyranose: 644-48-4
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image pyranose: Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:27778
ChemSpider	4573722 pyranose: 141071
DrugBank	DB02590
KEGG	pyranose: C06471
PubChem CID	5460035 pyranose: 160540
UNII	ZP07RTT4BN
InChI InChI=1S/C6H12O4/c1-4(8)6(10)2-5(9)3-7/h3-6,8-10H,2H2,1H3/t4-,5-,6-/m1/s1 Key: GNTQICZXQYZQNE-HSUXUTPPSA-N pyranose: InChI=1S/C6H12O4/c1-3-4(7)2-5(8)6(9)10-3/h3-9H,2H2,1H3/t3-,4-,5-,6?/m1/s1 Key: KYPWIZMAJMNPMJ-JDJSBBGDSA-N
SMILES C[C@H]([C@@H](C[C@H](C=O)O)O)O pyranose: C[C@@H]1[C@@H](C[C@H](C(O1)O)O)O
Properties
Chemical formula	C6H12O4
Molar mass	148.158 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references