Ribitol – 100 g

Brand:
Cayman
CAS:
488-81-3
Storage:
-20
UN-No:
Non-Hazardous - /

Ribitol is a pentose sugar alcohol derived from ribose in vivo via the pentose phosphate pathway.{48440} It is a component of the glycopolymer teichoic acid in bacterial cell walls.{48441} Levels of ribitol are increased in the brain, cerebrospinal fluid, urine, and plasma of a patient with ribose-5-phosphate isomerase (RPI) deficiency, an extremely rare inborn error of metabolism characterized by a heterozygous frameshift mutation and missense allele in the RPI gene leading to leukoencephalopathy and mild peripheral polyneuropathy.{48440}  

 

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Description

A pentose sugar alcohol; a component of the glycopolymer teichoic acid in bacterial cell walls; levels are increased in the brain, cerebrospinal fluid, urine, and plasma of a patient with RPI deficiency


Formal name:

Synonyms:  Adonitol|NSC 16868

Molecular weight: 152.1

CAS: 488-81-3

Purity: ≥98%

Formulation: A crystalline solid


Product Type|Biochemicals|Carbohydrates||Research Area|Endocrinology & Metabolism|Carbohydrate Metabolism||Research Area|Endocrinology & Metabolism|Inborn Errors of Metabolism||Research Area|Neuroscience