Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2020-10-27 23:36:15 UTC
Update Date2024-04-30 19:31:06 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0000110
Metabolite Identification
Common NameRibitol
DescriptionRibitol is a metabolic end product formed by the reduction of ribose in human fibroblasts and erythrocytes (pentitol, sugar alcohol, polyol). Export of ribitol across the cell membrane indicates that can be cleared from the body without metabolic conversion (PMID 15234337 ). Several inborn errors of metabolism with abnormal polyol concentrations in body fluids are known to date, such as ribose-5-phosphate isomerase deficiency. Most of these defects can be diagnosed by the assessment of urinary concentrations of polyols (PMID 16435188 ). Ribitol is normally absent in Breast milk (PMID 16456418 ).
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
(2R,3S,4S)-Pentane-1,2,3,4,5-pentolChEBI
AdonitolChEBI
D-AdonitolChEBI
D-RibitolChEBI
L-RibitolChEBI
1,2,3,4,5-PentanepentolHMDB
AdonitHMDB
AdoniteHMDB
PentitolHMDB
Molecular FormulaC5H12O5
Average Mass152.1458
Monoisotopic Mass152.068473494
IUPAC Name(2R,3s,4S)-pentane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol
Traditional Nameribitol
CAS Registry Number488-81-3
SMILES
OC[C@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)CO
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C5H12O5/c6-1-3(8)5(10)4(9)2-7/h3-10H,1-2H2/t3-,4+,5-
InChI KeyHEBKCHPVOIAQTA-ZXFHETKHSA-N