Allose

Allose is an aldohexose sugar. It is a rare monosaccharide that occurs as a 6-O-cinnamyl glycoside in the leaves of the African shrub Protea rubropilosa. Extracts from the fresh-water alga Ochromas malhamensis contain this sugar but of unknown absolute configuration. It is soluble in water and practically insoluble in methanol.

Allose[1]
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Allose
Systematic IUPAC name
(2R,3R,4R,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-Pentahydroxyhexanal
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.018.178
UNII
Properties
C6H12O6
Molar mass 180.156 g·mol−1
Melting point 128 °C (262 °F; 401 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Allose is a C-3 epimer of glucose.

Notes

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References

  • Carbohydrates, edited by P.M. Collins, Chapman and Hall, ISBN 0-412-26960-0
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