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Home/Compounds/Food Additive/Keto-L-sorbose
C6H12O6
180.16 g/mol
Food Additive

L-(-)-Sorbose

CAS87-79-6EC201-771-8
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
sweetener and vitamin C precursor

L-(-)-Sorbose is a monosaccharide ketose sugar with a sweetness comparable to sucrose. It serves as a key starting material in the commercial production of vitamin C.

sweetenervitamin C precursor

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Referencestereoisomer of

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

(3S,4R,5S)-1,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexan-2-one

InChIKey

BJHIKXHVCXFQLS-OTWZMJIISA-N

SMILES

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

Synonyms (14)
  • SORBOSE
  • L-(-)-Sorbose
  • L-Sorbinose
  • L-xylo-2-Hexulose
  • L-xylo-hex-2-ulose
  • Sol
  • Sorbin
  • Sorbinose
  • Sorbose, L- (VAN)
  • keto-L-sorbose