Altrose

D-Altrose^[1]
Names
	IUPAC name (2S,3R,4R,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-Pentahydroxyhexanal
Identifiers
CAS Number	; L:1949-88-8 D:1990-29-0; L:1949-88-8;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
PubChem CID	441032;
	SMILES OC[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)C=O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C6H12O6
Molar mass	180.16 g/mol
Melting point	103-105 °C
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Altrose is an aldohexose sugar. D-Altrose is an unnatural monosaccharide. It is soluble in water and practically insoluble in methanol. However, L-altrose has been isolated from strains of the bacterium Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens.^[2]

Altrose is a C-3 epimer of mannose.

References

^ Merck Index, 11th Edition, 319.
^ US patent 4966845, Stack; Robert J., "Microbial production of L-altrose", issued 1990-10-30, assigned to Government of the United States of America, Secretary of Agriculture

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