C5H10O5
150.13 g/mol
Food AdditiveWarning
D-xylopyranose
CAS58-86-6EC200-400-7
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
flavoring agent and nutritive sweetener
D-Xylopyranose is a naturally occurring pentose sugar found in plant materials such as wood, straw, and hulls. It is used as a flavoring agent and nutritive sweetener in foods, and also has applications in tanning, dyeing, and medical diagnosis of intestinal function.
flavoring agent and nutritive sweetener in foodsused in tanning and dyeing processesused in medical diagnosis of intestinal function
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Referencestereoisomer of
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Referencestereoisomer of
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Safety Reference
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
(3R,4S,5R)-oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol
InChIKey
SRBFZHDQGSBBOR-IOVATXLUSA-N
SMILES
C1[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](C(O1)O)O)O)O
Synonyms (33)
- Xylose (USP)
- Xylose, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
- Xylose, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
- (+)-Xylose
- 2,3,4,5-Tetrahydroxypentanal
- D Xylose
- D-(+)-Xylose, BioXtra
- D-(+)-Xylose, puriss.
- D-Xyl
- D-Xylo-pentose
- D-xylopyranose
- Wood sugar
- XYLOSE, D-
- Xyl
- Xyl (SNFG)
- Xylo-Pfan
- Xylo-Pfan (TN)
- Xylomed
- Xylose, pure
- Xyloside
- d-xylopyranoside
- xylopyranoside