IUPAC 名称
1,3,4,5-tetrahydroxypentan-2-one
描述
Ribulose is a ketopentose - a monosaccharide containing five carbon atoms, and including a ketone functional group. D-ribulose is an intermediate in the fungal pathway for D-arabitol production. As the 1,5-bisphosphate, it combines with CO2 at the start of the photosynthetic process in green plants (carbon dioxide trap); d-ribulose is the epimer of d-xylulose. D-Ribulose is found in red beetroot.
InChI标识符
InChI=1S/C5H10O5/c6-1-3(8)5(10)4(9)2-7/h3,5-8,10H,1-2H2