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The Crystal Structure of D ‐Ribose—At Last!
Author(s) -
Šišak Dubravka,
McCusker Lynne B.,
Zandomeneghi Giorgia,
Meier Beat H.,
Bläser Dieter,
Boese Roland,
Schweizer W. Bernd,
Gilmour Ryan,
Dunitz Jack D.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201001266
Subject(s) - ribose , pyranose , computer science , chemistry , crystallography , stereochemistry , biochemistry , enzyme
Better late than never! The β‐furanose form of D ‐ribose, present in countless biomolecules, does not occur in the crystalline compound. X‐ray diffraction and NMR experiments show that D ‐ribose occurs in two crystal forms that contain β‐ and α‐pyranose forms in various ratios.