D-(+)-Xylose
SIGMA/95729 - BioUltra, ≥99.0% (sum of enantiomers, HPLC)
CAS Number: 58-86-6
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C5H10O5
Molecular Weight: 150.13
EC Number: 200-400-7
MDL Number: MFCD00064360
Linear Formula: C5H10O5
Product Type: Chemical
| λ | 1 M in H2O |
| anion traces | chloride (Cl-): ≤50 mg/kg |
| sulfate (SO42-): ≤50 mg/kg | |
| assay | ≥99.0% (sum of enantiomers, HPLC) |
| cation traces | Al: ≤5 mg/kg |
| As: ≤0.1 mg/kg | |
| Ba: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Bi: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Ca: ≤10 mg/kg | |
| Cd: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Co: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Cr: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Cu: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Fe: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| K: ≤50 mg/kg | |
| Li: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Mg: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Mn: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Mo: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Na: ≤50 mg/kg | |
| Ni: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Pb: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Sr: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Zn: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| color | white |
| form | crystals |
| ign. residue | ≤0.2% (as SO4) |
| impurities | insoluble matter, passes filter test |
| InChI | 1S/C5H10O5/c6-2-1-10-5(9) |
| InChI key | SRBFZHDQGSBBOR-IOVATXLUSA |
| loss | ≤0.2% loss on drying, 110 °C |
| mp | 154-158 °C (lit.) |
| optical activity | [α]20/D +20.0±1°, 10 hr, c = 10% in H2O |
| pH | 4.0-6.0 (25 °C, 1 M in H2O) |
| product line | BioUltra |
| Quality Level | 100  |
| SMILES string | O[C@@H]1COC(O)[C@H](O)[C@ |
| solubility | H2O: 1 M at 20 °C, clear, colorless |
| UV absorption | λ: 260 nm Amax: 0.2 |
| λ: 280 nm Amax: 0.2 |
| Application: | D-Xylose, an aldopentose, is used as a feed stock to produce the non-caloric sweetener, xylitol and commercially valuable ethanol. D-Xylose may be used in intestinal function research to test for small intestinal malabsorption. |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | D-Xylose, a principle hemicellulosic sugar in plants and hardwoods, is a main building block for xylan. |
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| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | ≥99.0% (sum of enantiomers, HPLC) |
| mp | 154-158 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352201 |