Altrose is an aldohexose sugar. D -Altrose is an unnatural monosaccharide . It is soluble in water and practically insoluble in methanol . However, L-altrose has been isolated from strains of the bacterium Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens .[ 2]
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Altrose
Stereo structural formula of (5R)-altrose
Stereo structural formula of (6R)-altropyranose
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Systematic IUPAC name
(2S ,3R ,4R )-2,3,4,5,6-Pentahydroxyhexanal
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InChI=1S/C6H12O6/c7-1-3(9)5(11)6(12)4(10)2-8/h1,3-6,8-12H,2H2/t3-,4?,5+,6-/m1/s1 N
Key: GZCGUPFRVQAUEE-ZPQYLTHOSA-N N
InChI=1S/C6H12O6/c7-1-2-3(8)4(9)5(10)6(11)12-2/h2-11H,1H2/t2-,3-,4-,5+,6?/m1/s1
InChI=1S/C6H12O6/c7-1-2-3(8)4(9)5(10)6(11)12-2/h2-11H,1H2/t2-,3-,4-,5+,6?/m1/s1
Key: WQZGKKKJIJFFOK-RSVSWTKNSA-N
OCC(O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)C=O
O[C@@H]1[C@H](O)[C@H](OC(O)[C@H]1O)CO
Properties
C 6 H 12 O 6
Molar mass
180.156 g·mol−1
Melting point
103 to 105 °C (217 to 221 °F; 376 to 378 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25
°C [77
°F], 100
kPa).
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Altrose is a C-3 epimer of mannose . The ring conformation of α-altropyranoside is flexible compared to most other aldohexopyranosides, with idose as exception. In solution different derivatives of altrose have been shown to occupy both 4 C1 , O S2 and 1 C4 -conformations.[ 3]
Haworth projections of various forms of D-altrose