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CHEBI:27922 - sorbose
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:27922 |
| ChEBI Name | sorbose |
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| Definition | A ketohexose often involved in the commercial production of vitamin C. It has been found to occur naturally in grapes. |
| Secondary ChEBI IDs | CHEBI:9203, CHEBI:26727 |
| Last Modified | 1 October 2025 |
| Formula | C6H12O6 |
| Net Charge | 0 |
| Average Mass | 180.156 |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 180.06339 |
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| Roles Classification |
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| Biological Role: | plant metabolite Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms. |
| ChEBI Ontology |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| sorbose (CHEBI:27922) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924) |
| sorbose (CHEBI:27922) is a ketohexose (CHEBI:24973) |
| Incoming Relation(s) |
| sorbose 1-phosphate (CHEBI:28173) has functional parent sorbose (CHEBI:27922) |
| D-sorbose (CHEBI:17317) is a sorbose (CHEBI:27922) |
| L-sorbose (CHEBI:17266) is a sorbose (CHEBI:27922) |
| sorbofuranose (CHEBI:48680) is a sorbose (CHEBI:27922) |
| sorbopyranose (CHEBI:48679) is a sorbose (CHEBI:27922) |
| Synonyms | Source |
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| Sorbose | KEGG COMPOUND |
| xylo-Hexulose | KEGG COMPOUND |
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