Colitose

Colitose
Skeletal formula of colitose
Ball-and-stick model of the colitose molecule
Names
IUPAC name
(2S,4S,5S)-2,4,5-Trihydroxyhexanal
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/C6H12O4/c1-4(8)6(10)2-5(9)3-7/h3-6,8-10H,2H2,1H3/t4-,5-,6-/m0/s1 ☒N
    Key: GNTQICZXQYZQNE-ZLUOBGJFSA-N ☒N
  • InChI=1/C6H12O4/c1-4(8)6(10)2-5(9)3-7/h3-6,8-10H,2H2,1H3/t4-,5-,6-/m0/s1
    Key: GNTQICZXQYZQNE-ZLUOBGJFBL
  • O=C[C@@H](O)C[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)C
Properties
C6H12O4
Molar mass 148.158 g·mol−1
Density 1.25 g/mL
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Colitose is a mannose-derived 3,6-dideoxysugar produced by certain bacteria. It is a constituent of the lipopolysaccharide.[1] It is the enantiomer of abequose.

  1. ^ Samuel G, Reeves P (November 2003). "Biosynthesis of O-antigens: genes and pathways involved in nucleotide sugar precursor synthesis and O-antigen assembly". Carbohydrate Research. 338 (23): 2503–19. doi:10.1016/j.carres.2003.07.009. PMID 14670712.