L-(+)-ERYTHROSE

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
533-49-3

[ Name ]:
L-(+)-ERYTHROSE

[Synonym ]:
EINECS 208-567-8
MFCD00064377
D-erythrose
L-erythro-2,3,4-Trihydroxy-butyraldehyd
(2S,3S)-2,3,4-Trihydroxybutanal

Biological Activity

[Description]:

L-Erythrose is an aldose carbohydrate that has been used in glycation studies and to characterize erythrose reductase activity.

[Related Catalog]:

Research Areas >> Others

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
1.41 g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
311.1ºC at 760 mmHg

[ Melting Point ]:
164ºC

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₄H₈O₄

[ Molecular Weight ]:
120.10400

[ Flash Point ]:
156.2ºC

[ Exact Mass ]:
120.04200

[ PSA ]:
77.76000

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.505

[ Storage condition ]:
2~8°C

MSDS

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Safety Information

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Gloves

[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xi

[ Safety Phrases ]:
S24/25

[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport

[ WGK Germany ]:
3

[ HS Code ]:
2912491000

Synthetic Route

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Precursor & DownStream

Precursor

DownStream

Customs

[ HS Code ]: 2912491000

[ Summary ]:
2912491000. other aldehyde-alcohols. VAT:17.0%. Tax rebate rate:13.0%. . MFN tariff:5.5%. General tariff:30.0%

Articles

Theoretical study of the mutarotation of erythrose and threose: acid catalysis.

Carbohydr. Res. 372 , 1-8, (2013)

The acid catalysis of the mutarotation mechanism in the two aldotetroses, d-erythrose and d-threose, has been studied at B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) computational level in gas phase and in solution employing ...

Mineral supplementation increases erythrose reductase activity in erythritol biosynthesis from glycerol by Yarrowia lipolytica.

Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol. 172(6) , 3069-78, (2014)

The aim of this study was to examine the impact of divalent copper, iron, manganese, and zinc ions on the production of erythritol from glycerol by Yarrowia lipolytica and their effect on the activity...

Production of L-erythrose via L-erythrulose from erythritol using microbial and enzymatic reactions.

J. Biosci. Bioeng. 92 , 237-241, (2001)

A rare aldotetrose, L-erythrose, was produced from erythritol via a two-step reaction. In the first step, complete oxidation of erythritol to L-erythrulose was achieved by using Gluconobacter frateuri...