Description:
Methyl b-D-ribofuranoside, a widely employed biomedical product in research and diagnostics, stands as a synthetic sugar compound intricately resembling a crucial fragment of both RNA and DNA. Its application extends to exploring the repercussions of nucleotide alterations and serving as a standard compound in nucleic acid synthesis. Moreover, its usage exhibits promise in antiviral drug development and unraveling intricate cellular mechanisms entailing nucleic acids.
- Molecular Weight: 164.16
- Molecular Formula: C6H12O5
Canonical SMILES:
COC1C(C(C(O1)CO)O)O
InChI:
InChI=1S/C6H12O5/c1-10-6-5(9)4(8)3(2-7)11-6/h3-9H,2H2,1H3/t3-,4-,5-,6-/m1/s1
InChIKey: NALRCAPFICWVAQ-KVTDHHQDSA-NSynonyms:
Methyl beta-D-ribofuranoside; (2R,3S,4R,5R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-5-methoxytetrahydrofuran-3,4-diol; (2R,3S,4R,5R)-2-(Hydroxymethyl)-5-methoxy-tetrahydrofuran-3,4-diol
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