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Creation Date2012-05-31 13:01:34 -0600
Update Date2015-09-13 12:56:09 -0600
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • ECMDB00849
Identification
Name:alpha-L-Rhamnose
DescriptionRhamnose is a methylpentose whose L- isomer is found naturally in many plant glycosides and some gram-negative bacterial lipopolysaccharides.
Structure
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Synonyms:
  • 6-Deoxy-L(+)-mannose
  • 6-Deoxy-L-Mannopyranose
  • 6-Deoxy-L-mannose
  • 6-Deoxy-Mannose
  • 6-Deoxyhexopyranose
  • 6-Deoxyhexose
  • 6-Deoxymannose
  • a-L-Rhamnose
  • Isodulcit
  • Isodulcitol
  • L(+)-Rhamnose
  • L(+)-Rhamnose monohydrate
  • L(+)-Rhamnose monohydric acid
  • L-(+)-Rhamnose
  • L-(+)-Rhamnose 1-hydrate
  • L-(+)-Rhamnose 1-hydric acid
  • L-(+)-Rhamnose Hydrate = 6-Deoxy-L-mannose Monohydrate
  • L-(+)-Rhamnose Hydric acid = 6-Deoxy-L-mannose Monohydrate
  • L-(+)-Rhamnose hydric acid = 6-deoxy-L-mannose monohydric acid
  • L-(+)-Rhamnose monohydrate
  • L-(+)-Rhamnose monohydric acid
  • L-Mannomethylose
  • L-Rhamnopyranose
  • L-Rhamnose
  • L-Rhamnose for biochemistry
  • L-Rhamnose Monohydrate
  • L-Rhamnose Monohydric acid
  • Locaose
  • Mono(6-deoxy-b-L-mannopyranosyl) ester
  • Mono(6-deoxy-beta-L-mannopyranosyl) ester
  • mono(6-Deoxy-β-L-mannopyranosyl) ester
  • P-(6-Deoxy-b-L-mannopyranosyl) ester
  • P-(6-Deoxy-beta-L-mannopyranosyl) ester
  • P-(6-Deoxy-β-L-mannopyranosyl) ester
  • Rhamnopyranose
  • Rhamnose
  • Rhamnosemonohydrate
  • Rhamnosemonohydric acid
  • UDP-Rhamnose
  • Uridine 5-pyrophosphate
  • Uridine 5-pyrophosphoric acid
  • Uridine diphosphate rhamnose
  • Uridine diphosphoric acid rhamnose
  • α-L-Rhamnose
Chemical Formula:C6H12O5
Weight:Average: 164.1565
Monoisotopic: 164.068473494
InChI Key:SHZGCJCMOBCMKK-HGVZOGFYSA-N
InChI:InChI=1S/C6H12O5/c1-2-3(7)4(8)5(9)6(10)11-2/h2-10H,1H3/t2-,3-,4+,5+,6+/m0/s1
CAS number:3615-41-6
IUPAC Name:(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-6-methyloxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol
Traditional IUPAC Name:α-L-rhamnopyranose
SMILES:[H][C@@]1(C)O[C@@]([H])(O)[C@]([H])(O)[C@]([H])(O)[C@@]1([H])O
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hexoses. These are monosaccharides in which the sugar unit is a is a six-carbon containing moeity.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassOrganic oxygen compounds
ClassOrganooxygen compounds
Sub ClassCarbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates
Direct ParentHexoses
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Hexose monosaccharide
  • Oxane
  • Secondary alcohol
  • Hemiacetal
  • Oxacycle
  • Organoheterocyclic compound
  • Polyol
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Alcohol
  • Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic heteromonocyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Physical Properties
State:Solid
Charge:0
Melting point:122 °C
Experimental Properties:
PropertyValueSource
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility827 g/LALOGPS
logP-2.4ALOGPS
logP-1.9ChemAxon
logS0.7ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)11.3ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-3.6ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count5ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count4ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area90.15 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count0ChemAxon
Refractivity34.38 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability15.26 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings1ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations:Cytoplasm
Reactions:
SMPDB Pathways:
fucose and rhamnose degradationPW000826 ThumbThumb?image type=greyscaleThumb?image type=simple
inner membrane transportPW000786 ThumbThumb?image type=greyscaleThumb?image type=simple
KEGG Pathways:
  • Fructose and mannose metabolism ec00051
EcoCyc Pathways:Not Available
Concentrations
Not Available
Spectra
Spectra:
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash Key
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_4) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-014i-1900000000-73abedcfedce730de924View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-014j-1900000000-5f2bd8fc908e0f2d17d8View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0a4s-9000000000-4ae8072a5651434f44b4View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-03di-3900000000-e7a20de995c932bdb5d1View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-03dj-6900000000-03f10dd2373a0985cc0eView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-1ef6b887ff1a4477de1fView in MoNA
MSMass Spectrum (Electron Ionization)Not AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
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References
References:
  • Kanehisa, M., Goto, S., Sato, Y., Furumichi, M., Tanabe, M. (2012). "KEGG for integration and interpretation of large-scale molecular data sets." Nucleic Acids Res 40:D109-D114. Pubmed: 22080510
  • Keseler, I. M., Collado-Vides, J., Santos-Zavaleta, A., Peralta-Gil, M., Gama-Castro, S., Muniz-Rascado, L., Bonavides-Martinez, C., Paley, S., Krummenacker, M., Altman, T., Kaipa, P., Spaulding, A., Pacheco, J., Latendresse, M., Fulcher, C., Sarker, M., Shearer, A. G., Mackie, A., Paulsen, I., Gunsalus, R. P., Karp, P. D. (2011). "EcoCyc: a comprehensive database of Escherichia coli biology." Nucleic Acids Res 39:D583-D590. Pubmed: 21097882
  • van der Werf, M. J., Overkamp, K. M., Muilwijk, B., Coulier, L., Hankemeier, T. (2007). "Microbial metabolomics: toward a platform with full metabolome coverage." Anal Biochem 370:17-25. Pubmed: 17765195
  • Winder, C. L., Dunn, W. B., Schuler, S., Broadhurst, D., Jarvis, R., Stephens, G. M., Goodacre, R. (2008). "Global metabolic profiling of Escherichia coli cultures: an evaluation of methods for quenching and extraction of intracellular metabolites." Anal Chem 80:2939-2948. Pubmed: 18331064
Synthesis Reference:Cambronero Sanchez, Miguel; Garcia Ruiz, Pedro Antonio. Preparation of high-purity L-rhamnose from rhamnoglucosides. Span. (1997), 7 pp.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Download (PDF)
External Links:
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CHEBI ID16055
HMDB IDHMDB00849
Pubchem Compound ID840
Kegg IDC02476
ChemSpider ID23642
WikipediaRhamnose
BioCyc IDRHAMNOSE
EcoCyc IDRHAMNOSE
Ligand ExpoRAM

Enzymes

General function:
Involved in L-rhamnose isomerase activity
Specific function:
L-rhamnose = L-rhamnulose
Gene Name:
rhaA
Uniprot ID:
P32170
Molecular weight:
47199
Reactions
L-rhamnose = L-rhamnulose.
General function:
Involved in protein binding
Specific function:
Involved in the anomeric conversion of L-rhamnose
Gene Name:
rhaM
Uniprot ID:
P32156
Molecular weight:
12265
Reactions
Alpha-L-rhamnose = beta-L-rhamnose.

Transporters

General function:
Involved in transmembrane transport
Specific function:
Involved in the efflux of sugars. The physiological role may be the detoxification of non-metabolizable sugar analogs
Gene Name:
setC
Uniprot ID:
P31436
Molecular weight:
43493
General function:
Involved in transporter activity
Specific function:
Non-specific porin
Gene Name:
ompN
Uniprot ID:
P77747
Molecular weight:
41220
General function:
Involved in transporter activity
Specific function:
Uptake of inorganic phosphate, phosphorylated compounds, and some other negatively charged solutes
Gene Name:
phoE
Uniprot ID:
P02932
Molecular weight:
38922
General function:
Involved in rhamnose transmembrane transporter activity
Specific function:
Uptake of L-rhamnose across the boundary membrane with the concomitant transport of protons into the cell (symport system). Can also transport L-mannose and L-xylose, but at reduced rates
Gene Name:
rhaT
Uniprot ID:
P27125
Molecular weight:
37319
General function:
Involved in transporter activity
Specific function:
OmpF is a porin that forms passive diffusion pores which allow small molecular weight hydrophilic materials across the outer membrane. It is also a receptor for the bacteriophage T2
Gene Name:
ompF
Uniprot ID:
P02931
Molecular weight:
39333
General function:
Involved in transporter activity
Specific function:
Forms passive diffusion pores which allow small molecular weight hydrophilic materials across the outer membrane
Gene Name:
ompC
Uniprot ID:
P06996
Molecular weight:
40368