xylosan
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Xylosan (1,4-anhydro-α-D-xylopyranose) is a molecule produced during pyrolysis of the hemicellulose found in wood. Xylosan is the dehydrated product of the 5-carbon xylose sugar monomer, a major component of hemicellulose.
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- Mass
- 132.042259
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- chemical formula
- C₅H₈O₄
- isomeric SMILES
- C1[C@@H]2[C@@H]([C@H]([C@H](O1)O2)O)O
- canonical SMILES
- C1C2C(C(C(O1)O2)O)O
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Xylosan (1,4-anhydro-α-D-xylopyranose) is a molecule produced during pyrolysis of the hemicellulose found in wood. Xylosan is the dehydrated product of the 5-carbon xylose sugar monomer, a major component of hemicellulose.
==References==
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