Erythrose

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Erythrose^[1]

IUPAC name	(2R,3R)-2,3,4-Trihydroxybutanal
Other names	D-Erythrose
Identifiers
CAS number	583-50-6
PubChem	94176
SMILES	`OC[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)C=O`
Properties
Molecular formula	C₄H₈O₄
Molar mass	120.10 g/mol
Appearance	Syrup
Solubility in water	Very soluble
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox references

Erythrose is a tetrose carbohydrate with chemical formula C₄H₈O₄. It has one aldehyde group and so is part of the aldose family. The natural isomer is D-erythrose.

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^ Merck Index, 11th Edition, 3637

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Types of Carbohydrates

General:

Aldose · Ketose · Pyranose · Furanose

Geometry

Cyclohexane conformation · Anomer · Mutarotation

Monosaccharides

Trioses	Ketotriose (Dihydroxyacetone) · Aldotriose (Glyceraldehyde)

Tetroses	Ketotetrose (Erythrulose) · Aldotetroses (Erythrose, Threose)

Pentoses	Ketopentose (Ribulose, Xylulose) Aldopentose (Ribose, Arabinose, Xylose, Lyxose) Deoxy sugar (Deoxyribose)

Hexoses	Ketohexose (Psicose, Fructose, Sorbose, Tagatose) Aldohexose (Allose, Altrose, Glucose, Mannose, Gulose, Idose, Galactose, Talose) Deoxy sugar (Fucose, Fuculose, Rhamnose)

Heptose	Sedoheptulose

Multiple

Disaccharides	Sucrose · Lactose · Maltose · Trehalose · Turanose

Trisaccharides	Raffinose · Melezitose · Maltotriose

Tetrasaccharides	Acarbose · Stachyose

Other oligosaccharides	Fructooligosaccharide (FOS) · Galacto-oligosaccharide (GOS) · Mannan-oligosaccharides (MOS)

Polysaccharide	Glucose: Glycogen · Starch (Amylose, Amylopectin) · Cellulose · Dextrin · Glucan (Beta-glucan) Fructose: Fructan (Inulin, Levan beta 2→6) N-Acetylglucosamine: Chitin

Glycosaminoglycans

Heparin · Chondroitin sulfate · Hyaluronan · Heparan sulfate · Dermatan sulfate · Keratan sulfate

Aminoglycosides

Kanamycin · Streptomycin · Tobramycin · Neomycin · Paromomycin · Apramycin · Gentamicin · Netilmicin · Amikacin

Major families of biochemicals
Saccharides · Carbohydrates · Glycosides · · Amino acids · Peptides · Proteins · Glycoproteins · · Lipids · Terpenes · Steroids · Carotenoids
Alkaloids · Nucleobases · Nucleic acids · · Enzyme cofactors · Flavonoids · Polyketides · Tetrapyrroles

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