Formulation: A solid
Formal Name: γ-lactone D-ribonic acid
Purity: ≥98%
Formula Markup: C5H8O5
Formula Weight: 148,1
Shelf life (days): 1460
CAS Number: 5336-08-3
Notes: D-(+)-Ribonic acid γ-lactone is an oxidized derivative of ribose and a synthetic material.{67655} It has been used as a starting material in the synthesis of the ionophore antibiotic lasalocid (Item No. 15505), the natural products aristeromycin and (−)-neplanocin A (Item No. 10584), as well as an intermediate in the synthesis of ganglioside GM1 mimetic cholera toxin binder ligands.{67655,67656,67658}