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ریبیتول

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Ribitol, or adonitol, is a crystalline pentose alcohol (C5H12O5) formed by the reduction of ribose. It occurs naturally in the plant Adonis vernalis as well as in the cell walls of some Gram-positive bacteria, in the form of ribitol phosphate, in teichoic acids. It also forms part of the chemical structure of riboflavin and flavin mononucleotide (FMN), which is a nucleotide coenzyme used by many enzymes, the so-called flavoproteins.

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Has part
hydrogen
Mass
152.068473484
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Commons category
Ribitol
isomeric SMILES
O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)CO
melting point
103
canonical SMILES
OCC(O)C(O)C(O)CO
chemical formula
C₅H₁₂O₅
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