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D-arabinitol

  • CAS NO.:488-82-4
  • Empirical Formula: C5H12O5
  • Molecular Weight: 152.15
  • MDL number: MFCD00004709
  • EINECS: 207-686-2
  • SAFETY DATA SHEET (SDS)
  • Update Date: 2024-11-20 11:41:24
D-arabinitol  Structural

What is D-arabinitol ?

Description

D-arabinitol is a characteristic metabolic product of candida species. While candida ssp. produces exclusively D-arabinitol, L-arabinitol is developed by the body’s own metabolism. D-arabinitol serum levels increase if candida yeasts proliferate within the organism and cause invasive Candidiasis. Both D-arabinitol and L-arabinitol are present in normal urine, and can easily be measured by gas chromatography of urine samples collected on filter paper.

Chemical properties

white to off-white fine crystalline powder

Occurrence

D-Arabinitol (lyxitol) is found in lichens; in a variety of fungi; in the urediospores of wheat stem rust; in the dried herbiage of the Peruvian shrub, pichi, along with D-mannitol, dulcitol, and perseitol; and in the avocado. It is formed by fermentation of glucose and in 40% yields using blackstrap molasses. D-Arabinitol is formed by catalytic hydrogenation of D-arabinose in the presence of Raney nickel and from the γ-lactones of D-arabinonic and D-lyxonic acids by reduction with sodium borohydride.

The Uses of D-arabinitol

D-Arabitol, a rare sugar alcohol, is a substrate used to identify, differentiate and characterize enzyme such as the gluconobacter oxydans dehydrogenase(s), Gox2181, hyperthermophilic D-arabitol dehydrogenase from Thermotoga maritime and NAD-dependent D-arabitoldehydrogenase from acetic acid bacterium, Acetobacter suboxydans.

What are the applications of Application

D-(+)-Arabitol is a sugar used to produce xylitol via biotransformation

Definition

ChEBI: D-arabinitol is the D-enantiomer of arabinitol. It is an enantiomer of a L-arabinitol. It is a metabolite found in the aging mouse brain.

Biotechnological Applications

D-arabinitol detection
Another approach to the diagnosis of invasive candidosis involves the detection in serum or urine of a metabolite, D-arabinitol, which is produced by most of the medically important Candida species with the exception of C. krusei and perhaps C. glabrata. Various methods have been developed to measure D-arabinitol concentrations in human serum and urine, including enzymatic-fluorometric and enzymatic-colorimetric procedures. Because increased levels of arabinitol are also found in human body fluids when renal function is impaired, the results are reported as the D-arabinitol- creatinine ratio. Although several large studies have demonstrated that patients with candidaemia have ele- vated serum D-arabinitol- creatinine ratios, this approach has still to achieve widespread clinical use.

Purification Methods

This pentol, which occurs in lichens and fungi, is purified by recrystallisation from 90% EtOH or MeOH. [Ashina & Yamagita Chem Ber 67 801 1934, derivarives: Nakagawa et al. Bull Chem Soc Jpn 40 2150 1967, Prince & Reichstein Helv Chim Acta 20 101 1937, Hough & Theobald Methods in Carbohydrate Chemistry I 94 1962, Academic Press, Beilstein 1 IV 2832.]

Properties of D-arabinitol

Melting point: 101-104 °C
Boiling point: 194.6°C (rough estimate)
alpha  +10~+14゜(20℃/D)(c=5,Na2B4O7 soln.)
Density  1.1497 (rough estimate)
refractive index  1.3960 (estimate)
storage temp.  Sealed in dry,Room Temperature
solubility  H2O: 0.1 g/mL, clear, colorless
form  Fine Crystalline Powder
pka 13.24±0.20(Predicted)
color  White to off-white
Water Solubility  Soluble in water (50 mg/ml).
Merck  14,762
BRN  1720520
CAS DataBase Reference 488-82-4(CAS DataBase Reference)
EPA Substance Registry System D-Arabinitol (488-82-4)

Safety information for D-arabinitol

Signal word Warning
Pictogram(s)
ghs
Exclamation Mark
Irritant
GHS07
GHS Hazard Statements H315:Skin corrosion/irritation
H319:Serious eye damage/eye irritation
H335:Specific target organ toxicity, single exposure;Respiratory tract irritation
Precautionary Statement Codes P261:Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
P271:Use only outdoors or in a well-ventilated area.
P280:Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.

Computed Descriptors for D-arabinitol

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