Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2020-12-10 18:39:53 UTC
Update Date2022-08-31 06:08:02 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0000531
Metabolite Identification
Common NameD-Xylulose
DescriptionD-Xylulose (CAS: 551-84-8) is a monosaccharide containing five carbon atoms. D-Xylulose is converted from xylitol by the enzyme NAD+-linked xylitol dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.9) in the glucuronate pathway, the most important xylitol-handling metabolic pathway in mammals. This activity has been described in human erythrocytes. Most likely, D-xylulose (as well as D-arabinose or D-ribulose) is a precursor of the pentiol D-arabitol, since pentitols are derived from their corresponding pentose phosphate precursors via pentoses. This pathway can play a role in inherited metabolic disorders underlying the accumulation of pentitols (e.g. ribose 5-phosphate isomerase deficiency and transaldolase deficiency). Although pentitols are present in all living organisms, knowledge concerning their metabolism is limited (PMID:15234337 , Mol Genet Metab. 2004 Jul;82(3):231-7.).
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
b-D-XylulofuranoseHMDB
Β-D-xylulofuranoseHMDB
D-LyxuloseHMDB
D-Threo-2-pentuloseHMDB
D-Threo-pentuloseHMDB
XyluloseHMDB
beta-D-Threo-2-pentulofuranoseHMDB
beta-D-Threo-pentulofuranoseHMDB
Β-D-threo-2-pentulofuranoseHMDB
Β-D-threo-pentulofuranoseHMDB
D-XyluloseHMDB
Molecular FormulaC5H10O5
Average Mass150.1299
Monoisotopic Mass150.05282343
IUPAC Name(2R,3S,4R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxolane-2,3,4-triol
Traditional Name(2R,3S,4R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxolane-2,3,4-triol
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
OC[C@@]1(O)OC[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C5H10O5/c6-2-5(9)4(8)3(7)1-10-5/h3-4,6-9H,1-2H2/t3-,4+,5-/m1/s1
InChI KeyLQXVFWRQNMEDEE-MROZADKFSA-N