Rhamnose



Rhamnose[1]
IUPAC name (2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-6-methyloxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol
Identifiers
CAS number 10485-94-6
SMILES O[C@H]1C(C)O[C@@H]
(O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O
Properties
Molecular formula C6H12O5
Molar mass 164.16 g/mol
Melting point

91-93 °C (monohydrate)

Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox disclaimer and references

Rhamnose is a naturally-occurring deoxy sugar. It can be classified either as a methyl-pentose or a 6-deoxy-arabinose.

L-Rhamnose can be isolated from glycoside in a variety of other plants.

Rhamnose is a component of the outer cell membrane of acid-fast bacteria in the Mycobacterium genus, which includes the organsism that causes tuberculosis.[2]

References

  1. ^ Merck Index, 11th Edition, 8171.
  2. ^ (2005) "Chapter 35 - Pharmacology of the Bacterial Cell Wall", in Golan, David E.: Principles of Pharmacology: The Pathophysiologic Basis of Drug Therapy, Armen H. Tashjian Jr., Ehrin J. Armstrong, Joshua N. Galanter, April Wang Armstrong, Ramy A. Arnaout, Harris S. Rose (in English), Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 569. ISBN 0-7817-4678-7. 
General: Aldose | Ketose | Pyranose | Furanose
Geometry: Triose | Tetrose | Pentose | Anomer | Mutarotation
Small/Large: Erythrulose | Sedoheptulose
Trioses: ketotriose | Aldotriose
Tetroses: Erythrulose | Erythrose | Threose
Pentoses: Xylose | Xylulose
Hexoses: Fucose | Rhamnose
Disaccharides: Maltose
Polymers: Dextrin
Glycosaminoglycans: Heparan sulfate | Dermatan sulfate | Keratan sulfate
Aminoglycosides: Amikacin
 
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