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CHEBI:37455 - ribulose 5-phosphate

ChEBI IDCHEBI:37455
ChEBI Nameribulose 5-phosphate
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DefinitionA ribulose phosphate in which the phosphate group is attached at position 5.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:13040, CHEBI:26572
Last Modified1 October 2025
Formula
Net Charge0
Average Mass230.109
Monoisotopic Mass230.01915
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Biological Role:
fundamental metabolite  Any metabolite produced by all living cells.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
ribulose 5-phosphate (CHEBI:37455) has functional parent ribulose (CHEBI:28721)
ribulose 5-phosphate (CHEBI:37455) has role fundamental metabolite (CHEBI:78675)
ribulose 5-phosphate (CHEBI:37455) is a ribulose phosphate (CHEBI:26573)
Incoming Relation(s)
D-ribulose 5-phosphate (CHEBI:17363) is a ribulose 5-phosphate (CHEBI:37455)
L-ribulose 5-phosphate (CHEBI:17666) is a ribulose 5-phosphate (CHEBI:37455)
IUPAC Name 
erythro-pentos-2-ulose 5-(dihydrogen phosphate)
Synonym  Source
ribulose 5-phosphatesChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
Ribulose_5-phosphateWikipedia