CHEBI:46998 - ribofuranose

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ChEBI Name ribofuranose
ChEBI ID CHEBI:46998
Definition A cyclic ribose having a 5-membered tetrahydrofuran ring; the predominant (C3'-endo) form of the two cyclic structures (the other is the "C2'-endo" form, having a 6-membered ring) adopted by ribose in aqueous solution.
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Formula C5H10O5
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 150.12990
Monoisotopic Mass 150.05282
Metabolite of Species Details
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (NCBI:txid3055) See: PubMed
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): algal metabolite
Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in algae including unicellular organisms like chlorella and diatoms to multicellular organisms like giant kelps and brown algae.
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing ribofuranose (CHEBI:46998) has role algal metabolite (CHEBI:84735)
ribofuranose (CHEBI:46998) is a ribose (CHEBI:33942)
Incoming inosine (CHEBI:17596) has functional parent ribofuranose (CHEBI:46998)
D-ribofuranose (CHEBI:47013) is a ribofuranose (CHEBI:46998)
L-ribofuranose (CHEBI:47000) is a ribofuranose (CHEBI:46998)
IUPAC Name
ribofuranose
Synonym Source
rel-(3R,4S,5R)-5-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydrofuran-2,3,4-triol IUPAC
Last Modified
10 June 2015