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IUPAC name (2R,4R,5R)-2,4,5-Trihydroxyhexanal | |
Other names 3,6-Dideoxy-D-xylo-hexose | |
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C6H12O4 | |
Molar mass | 148.158 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Abequose is a hexose and a 3,6-dideoxysugar. It is a constituent of the in O-specific chains in lipopolysaccharides that occur in certain serotypes of Salmonella [1] [2] and Citrobacter bacteria. [3] It is the enantiomer of colitose.
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