Lyxoses
- Formule: C5H10O5
- Masse moléculaire: 150.13
D-Lyxose is an endogenous metabolite. D-Lyxose is a rare pentose with significant potential for pharmaceutical synthesis. D-Lyxose serves as a starting material for antitumor agents (such as α-galactosylceramide-based immunostimulants). D-Lyxose acts as a precursor for L-nucleoside analogs used in the development of antiviral drugs. D-Lyxose can be used as a synthetic intermediate for other rare sugars (such as L-ribose).
- Formule: C5H10O5
- Masse moléculaire: 150.13
L-(+)-Lyxose is an aldopentose monosaccharide that acts as a competitive inhibitor of rhamnose permease and a substrate of rhamnose isomerase. L-(+)-Lyxose competes with L-rhamnose for transport and is isomerized to L-xylulose. L-(+)-Lyxose is completely metabolized via the L-rhamnose catabolic pathway by the mutant strain Escherichia coli JA125 carrying a mutant L-rhamnulokinase. L-(+)-Lyxose can be used for metabolism-related research.
