Arabinose

























































































Arabinose

DL-Arabinose.svg
Names

IUPAC name
Arabinose

Other names
Pectinose

Identifiers

CAS Number




  • 147-81-9 ☑Y


  • 10323-20-3 (D) ☒N


  • 5328-37-0 (L) ☒N



3D model (JSmol)



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ChEBI


  • CHEBI:46983 ☑Y


ChemSpider


  • 59687 ☑Y


ECHA InfoCard

100.023.831

EC Number
205-699-8


PubChem CID


  • 5460291





Properties[1]

Chemical formula


C5H10O5

Molar mass
150.13 g/mol
Appearance
Colorless crystals as prisms or needles

Density
1.585 g/cm3 (20 ºC)

Melting point
164 to 165 °C (327 to 329 °F; 437 to 438 K)

Solubility in water

834 g/1 L (25 °C (77 °F))


Magnetic susceptibility (χ)

-85.70·10−6 cm3/mol
Hazards

NFPA 704



Flammability code 1: Must be pre-heated before ignition can occur. Flash point over 93 °C (200 °F). E.g., canola oil
Health code 1: Exposure would cause irritation but only minor residual injury. E.g., turpentine
Reactivity code 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g., liquid nitrogen
Special hazards (white): no code
NFPA 704 four-colored diamond


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1


0


Related compounds

Related aldopentoses


Ribose
Xylose
Lyxose

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



Arabinose is an aldopentose – a monosaccharide containing five carbon atoms, and including an aldehyde (CHO) functional group.


For biosynthetic reasons, most saccharides are almost always more abundant in nature as the "D"-form, or structurally analogous to D-glyceraldehyde.[note 1] However, L-arabinose is in fact more common than D-arabinose in nature and is found in nature as a component of biopolymers such as hemicellulose and pectin.[2]


The L-arabinose operon, also known as the araBAD operon, has been the subject of much biomolecular research. The operon directs the catabolism of arabinose in E. coli, and it is dynamically activated in the presence of arabinose and the absence of glucose.[3]


A classic method for the organic synthesis of arabinose from glucose is the Wohl degradation.[4]













D-Arabinose

Alpha-D-Arabinofuranose.svg
α-D-Arabinofuranose

Beta-D-Arabinofuranose.svg
β-D-Arabinofuranose

Alpha-D-Arabinopyranose.svg
α-D-Arabinopyranose

Beta-D-Arabinopyranose.svg
β-D-Arabinopyranose



Contents






  • 1 Etymology


  • 2 Use in biology


  • 3 Use in foods


  • 4 See also


  • 5 Notes


  • 6 References





Etymology


Arabinose gets its name from gum arabic, from which it was first isolated.[5]



Use in biology


In synthetic biology, arabinose is often used as a one-way or reversible switch for protein expression under the Pbad promoter in E. coli. This on-switch can be negated by the presence of glucose or reversed off by the addition of glucose in the culture medium which is a form of catabolite repression.[6]


Some organic acid tests check for the presence of arabinose, which may indicate overgrowth of intestinal yeast such as Candida albicans or other yeast/fungus species.[citation needed]



Use in foods


Originally commercialized as a sweetener, arabinose is an inhibitor of sucrase, the enzyme that breaks down sucrose into glucose and fructose in the small intestine.[7] This inhibitory effect has been validated both in rodents and humans.[7][8] Therefore, arabinose could be used in foods to attenuate the peak of glycemic response (see: glycemic index) after the consumption of sucrose. The long-term effects of arabinose consumption on blood glucose parameters such as HbA1c and fasting blood glucose levels are unknown. Foods that contain arabinose are usually designed for prediabetic and diabetic patients. These foods are especially popular in Japan and China, where arabinose is legally used as a food additive.


Arabinose is a potential prebiotic, because it cannot be absorbed by human intestine and could be utilized by probiotics such as bifidobacteria.[9] This claim requires further validation.



See also


  • Arabinosyl nucleosides


Notes





  1. ^ For sugars, the D/L nomenclature does not refer to the molecule's optical rotation properties but to its structural analogy to glyceraldehyde.




References





  1. ^ Weast, Robert C., ed. (1981). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (62nd ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. p. C-110. ISBN 0-8493-0462-8..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Holtzapple, M.T. (2003). "HEMICELLULOSES". Encyclopedia of Food Sciences and Nutrition (2nd edition): 3060–3071. doi:10.1016/B0-12-227055-X/00589-7.


  3. ^ Watson, James (2003). Molecular Biology of the Gene. p. 503.


  4. ^ Braun, Géza (1940). "D-Arabinose". Organic Syntheses. 20: 14.; Collective Volume, 3, p. 101


  5. ^ Merriam Webster Dictionary


  6. ^ Guzman LM, Belin D, Carson MJ, Beckwith J (July 1995). "Tight regulation, modulation, and high-level expression by vectors containing the arabinose PBAD promoter". J. Bacteriol. 177 (14): 4121–30. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.629.9409. doi:10.1128/jb.177.14.4121-4130.1995.


  7. ^ ab Krog-Mikkelsen, Inger; Hels, Ole; Tetens, Inge; Holst, Jens Juul; Andersen, Jens Rikardt; Bukhave, Klaus (2011-08-01). "The effects of L-arabinose on intestinal sucrase activity: dose-response studies in vitro and in humans". The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 94 (2): 472–478. doi:10.3945/ajcn.111.014225. ISSN 1938-3207. PMID 21677059.


  8. ^ Seri, K.; Sanai, K.; Matsuo, N.; Kawakubo, K.; Xue, C.; Inoue, S. (1996-11-01). "L-arabinose selectively inhibits intestinal sucrase in an uncompetitive manner and suppresses glycemic response after sucrose ingestion in animals". Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental. 45 (11): 1368–1374. doi:10.1016/s0026-0495(96)90117-1. ISSN 0026-0495. PMID 8931641.


  9. ^ Degnan, B. A.; Macfarlane, G. T. "Transport and metabolism of glucose and arabinose in Bifidobacterium breve". Archives of Microbiology. 160 (2): 144–151. doi:10.1007/BF00288717. ISSN 0302-8933.










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