Arabinose

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

Other 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

Hazards and Safety

Combustible; combustion produces toxic fumes.

Incompatible with strong bases or strong oxidizing agents.

Mallinckrodt Baker: MSDS

Authority

• 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