D-Ribose 5-phosphate

• UNSPSC Description:

  D-Ribose 5-phosphate is an intermediate of the oxidative branch of the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) and an end product of the nonoxidative branch of the PPP. D-Ribose 5-phosphate is used in the synthesis of nucleotides and nucleic acids[1].

• Target Antigen:

  Endogenous Metabolite

• Type:

  Natural Products

• Related Pathways:

  Metabolic Enzyme/Protease

• Applications:

  Metabolism-protein/nucleotide metabolism

• Field of Research:

  Metabolic Disease

• Assay Protocol:

  https://www.medchemexpress.com/d-ribose-5-phosphate.html

• Solubility:

  10 mM in DMSO

• Smiles:

  O=C[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@@H](COP(O)(O)=O)O)O)O

• Molecular Weight:

  230.11

• References & Citations:

  [1]Grochowski LL, et al. Ribose-5-phosphate biosynthesis in Methanocaldococcus jannaschii occurs in the absence of a pentose-phosphate pathway. J Bacteriol. 2005 Nov;187(21):7382-9.Nature. 2024 Dec 18.|Cell Rep Med. 2023 Aug 10;101162.

• Shipping Conditions:

  Room temperature

• Clinical Information:

  No Development Reported

• CAS Number:

  4300-28-1