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85541

L-(−)-Sorbose

for biotechnological purposes, ≥98.0% (sum of enantiomers, HPLC)

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H12O6
CAS Number:
87-79-6
Molecular Weight:
180.16
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
57653051
EC Number:
201-771-8
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1724554
MDL number:
MFCD00151097

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Product Name

L-(−)-Sorbose, for biotechnological purposes, ≥98.0% (sum of enantiomers, HPLC)

InChI key

BJHIKXHVCXFQLS-OTWZMJIISA-N

InChI

1S/C6H12O6/c7-1-3(9)5(11)6(12)4(10)2-8/h3,5-9,11-12H,1-2H2/t3-,5+,6+/m0/s1

SMILES string

OC[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)C(=O)CO

assay

≥98.0% (sum of enantiomers, HPLC)

form

solid

optical activity

[α]20/D −43±2°, c = 5% in H2O

color

colorless

mp

163-165 °C

solubility

H2O: 0.1 g/mL, clear, colorless to very faintly yellow

Quality Level

200

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Application

L-Sorbose is used as a starting reagent for the commercial biosynthesis of ascorbic acid (vitamin C).

Biochem/physiol Actions

The L enatiomer of sorbose, a ketohexose monosaccharide.

Other Notes

To gain a comprehensive understanding of our extensive range of Monosaccharides for your research, we encourage you to visit our Carbohydrates Category page.

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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Praveen Kumar Reddy et al.
Yeast (Chichester, England), 38(3), 222-238 (2020-11-13)
Human fungal pathogen Candida albicans cannot utilize L-sorbose as a sole carbon source. However, chromosome 5 monosomic strains can grow on sorbose as repressors present on this chromosome get diminished allowing the expression of sorbose utilization gene (SOU1) located on
Weizhu Zeng et al.
Bioresource technology, 318, 124069-124069 (2020-09-12)
The 2-keto-L-gulonic acid (2-KLG) is the direct precursor for industrial vitamin C production. The main biosynthetic method for 2-KLG production is the classical two-step fermentation route. However, disadvantages of this method are emerging, including high consumption of energy, difficulties in
Raquel Barajas-Azpeleta et al.
PLoS genetics, 14(10), e1007440-e1007440 (2018-10-13)
Antimicrobial peptides act as a host defense mechanism and regulate the commensal microbiome. To obtain a comprehensive view of genes contributing to long-term memory we performed mRNA sequencing from single Drosophila heads following behavioral training that produces long-lasting memory. Surprisingly
Xiaoyu Shan et al.
Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 8, 194-194 (2020-04-08)
2-Keto-L-gulonic acid (2-KLG) is the direct precursor for the production of L-ascorbic acid (L-Asc) on industrial scale. Currently, the production of L-Asc in the industry is a two-step fermentation process. Owing to many unstable factors in the fermentation process, the
Xia Ke et al.
Journal of biotechnology, 300, 55-62 (2019-05-18)
6-(N-hydroxyethyl) amino-6-deoxy-l-sorbofuranose (6NSL) is the direct precursor of miglitol for diabetes therapy. The regio- and stereo-selective dehydrogenation offered by the membrane-bound d-sorbitol dehydrogenase (mSLDH) from Gluconobacter oxydans provides an elegant enzymatic method for 6NSL production. In this study, two subunits
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