CAS 147-81-9: Arabinose

Arabinose is a pentose sugar that has been shown to have antimicrobial properties. It inhibits the growth of bacteria by binding to their ribosomes and interfering with protein synthesis. Arabinose has also been shown to inhibit the growth of bone cancer cells in mice, which may be due to its ability to stimulate the production of growth factor-β1. The biochemical properties of arabinose are similar to those of d-arabinose, an active analogue that is used as a water vapor pump inhibitor. X-ray crystal structures have been obtained for both compounds, and they show that they differ in the position of one hydrogen atom on the sugar ring.

Arabinose

Arabinose, a pentose sugar, is found in feces, cytoplasm, eukaryotes, sweet basil, and tamarind.

DL-Arabinose is used in physicochemical studies to measure properties such as dielectric relaxation. It may be used in chiral separation of sugars. DL-Arabinose, is a building block of polysaccharide (CCPa-1) from fungus Coprinus comatus Gray, which has potential application as natural antitumor agent with immunomodulatory activity. Arabinose is also used as a culture medium for certain bacteria. This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

Applications DL-Arabinose, is a building block of polysaccharide (CCPa-1) from fungus Coprinus comatus Gray, which has potential application as natural antitumor agent with immunomodulatory activity. Arabinose is also used as a culture medium for certain bacteria. References Xiao-Gang, J., et al.: Int. J. Bio. Macromol., 58, 349 (2013);