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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | White, crystalline, water-soluble [ | + | White, crystalline, water-soluble [[polysaccharide|polysaccharide]]. Arabinose is one of the major components in [[gum%20arabic|gum arabic]]. It is also present in most other vegetable gums. Arabinose is commonly used as a culture medium. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
pectin sugar; gum sugar; pectinose | pectin sugar; gum sugar; pectinose | ||
| + | == Risks == | ||
| − | == | + | Combustible; combustion produces toxic fumes. |
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| + | Incompatible with strong bases or strong oxidizing agents. | ||
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| + | Fisher Scientific: [https://www.fishersci.com/store/msds?partNumber=S25651&productDescription=L-ARABINOSE+25+G&vendorId=VN00115888&countryCode=US&language=en SDS] | ||
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| + | == Physical and Chemical Properties == | ||
Soluble in water, glycerol. Insoluble in ethanol, ether. | Soluble in water, glycerol. Insoluble in ethanol, ether. | ||
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p.381 | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p.381 | ||
Latest revision as of 09:49, 2 October 2020
Description
White, crystalline, water-soluble Polysaccharide. Arabinose is one of the major components in Gum arabic. It is also present in most other vegetable gums. Arabinose is commonly used as a culture medium.
Synonyms and Related Terms
pectin sugar; gum sugar; pectinose
Risks
Combustible; combustion produces toxic fumes.
Incompatible with strong bases or strong oxidizing agents.
Fisher Scientific: SDS
Physical and Chemical Properties
Soluble in water, glycerol. Insoluble in ethanol, ether.
| Composition | C5H10O5 |
|---|---|
| CAS | 5328-37-0 |
| Melting Point | 157-160 |
| Density | 1.585 |
| Molecular Weight | mol. wt. = 150.14 |
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p.381
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 799
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998