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A5502

Adonitol

≥99%

Synonym(s):

Adonite, Ribitol

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H12O5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
152.15
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
207-685-7
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1720524
MDL number:
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Quality Level

assay

≥99%

form

powder

color

white

mp

104  °C ((219 °F ))

solubility

water: 50 mg/mL, clear to slightly hazy, colorless to faintly yellow

InChI

1S/C5H12O5/c6-1-3(8)5(10)4(9)2-7/h3-10H,1-2H2/t3-,4+,5-

InChI key

HEBKCHPVOIAQTA-ZXFHETKHSA-N

Application

Adonitol (Ribitol), a pentose alcohol, is metabolized to teicholic acids used in the cell walls of gram positive bacteria. Adonitol is often compared to other cell permeating molecules such as formamide, propanediol, and DMSO as a cryopreservation agent.

Other Notes

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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Anders Østergaard Madsen et al.
The journal of physical chemistry. A, 115(26), 7794-7804 (2011-06-15)
X-ray diffraction data of high quality measured to high resolution on crystals of the two pentitol epimers ribitol (centric) and xylitol (acentric) at 101, 141, and 181 K and data on the two compounds previously recorded at 122 K have
Satoru Tomita et al.
Microbiology (Reading, England), 158(Pt 11), 2712-2723 (2012-08-25)
The structural diversity of wall teichoic acid (WTA) was investigated using biochemical and NMR analyses among 19 strains of Lactobacillus plantarum, of which seven were previously established to contain a glycerol-type backbone, whereas the remaining 12 strains possess ribitol-containing WTA.
G Funke et al.
Journal of clinical microbiology, 31(11), 2907-2912 (1993-11-01)
Fifteen strains of CDC group 1 coryneform and biochemically similar bacteria were isolated from clinical specimens. Of the 15 strains isolated, 11 were derived from abscesses and purulent lesions, mostly from the upper part of the body, and 3 were



Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
A5502-100G04061833375938
A5502-25G04061833375945
A5502-10MG04061832386973
A5502-5G04061833375952