Ribitol, or adonitol, is a crystalline pentose alcohol (C5H12O5) formed by the reduction of ribose. It occurs naturally in the plant Adonis vernalis as...
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toīkhos, a regular wall) are bacterial copolymers of glycerol phosphate or ribitol phosphate and carbohydrates linked via phosphodiester bonds. Teichoic acids...
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insufficient for RNA synthesis. Another possibility is that the accumulation of D-ribitol and D-arabitol may be toxic. However, Klussman et al. evaluated the toxicity...
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(ribitol phosphate)n+1 Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are CDP-ribitol and (ribitol phosphate)n, whereas its two products are CMP and (ribitol...
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enzymology, a D-ribitol-5-phosphate cytidylyltransferase (EC 2.7.7.40) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction CTP + D-ribitol 5-phosphate ⇌ {\displaystyle...
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In enzymology, a ribitol-5-phosphate 2-dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.137) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction D-ribitol 5-phosphate + NAD(P)+ ⇌...
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In enzymology, a poly(ribitol-phosphate) N-acetylglucosaminyl-transferase (EC 2.4.1.70) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine...
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a poly(ribitol-phosphate) beta-glucosyltransferase (EC 2.4.1.53) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction UDP-glucose + poly(ribitol phosphate)...
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In enzymology, a ribitol 2-dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.56) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ribitol + NAD+ ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons...
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and ribitol. These three compounds differ in the stereochemistry of the three secondary alcohol groups. 5-carbon sugar alcohols Arabitol Ribitol Xylitol...
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Cytidine Diphosphate: CDP-D-Ribitol (i.e. CMP-[ribitol phosphate]); though not a sugar, the phosphorylated sugar alcohol ribitol phosphate is incorporated...
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known as Hib, is the most common form, recognizable by its polyribosyl ribitol phosphate (PRP) capsule, and found mostly in children. Types a, e, and...
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polysaccharide capsule; the main component of this capsule is polyribosyl ribitol phosphate (PRP). Anti-PRP antibodies have a protective effect against Hib...
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glycol (C2) Glycerol (C3) Erythritol (C4) Threitol (C4) Arabitol (C5) Ribitol (C5) Xylitol (C5) Mannitol (C6) Sorbitol (C6) Galactitol (C6) Iditol (C6)...
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Adonit also refer to a chemical compound (adonitol or ribitol) which is a polyalcohol. It is used as a cryopreservation agent. Adonit is a privately owned...
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(4-carbon) Threitol (4-carbon) Arabitol (5-carbon) Xylitol (5-carbon) Ribitol (5-carbon) Mannitol (6-carbon) Sorbitol (6-carbon) Galactitol (6-carbon)...
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different species of gram-positive bacteria and may contain long chains of ribitol or glycerol phosphate. LTA is anchored to the cell membrane via a diacylglycerol...
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such as the regulation of RNA synthesis, the transport of ribose and ribitol, and the essential components of nucleic acid and cell wall teichoic acid...
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glycol (C2) Glycerol (C3) Erythritol (C4) Threitol (C4) Arabitol (C5) Ribitol (C5) Xylitol (C5) Mannitol (C6) Sorbitol (C6) Galactitol (C6) Iditol (C6)...
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ribitol. The phosphate group is then bound to the terminal ribose carbon, forming a FMN. Because the bond between the isoalloxazine and the ribitol is...
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teichoic acid: ribitol teichoic acids and glycerol teichoic acids. The latter one is more widespread. These acids are polymers of ribitol phosphate and...
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The name "riboflavin" comes from "ribose" (the sugar whose reduced form, ribitol, forms part of its structure) and "flavin", the ring-moiety that imparts...
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glycol (C2) Glycerol (C3) Erythritol (C4) Threitol (C4) Arabitol (C5) Ribitol (C5) Xylitol (C5) Mannitol (C6) Sorbitol (C6) Galactitol (C6) Iditol (C6)...
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Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus, CDP-activated glycerol and ribitol are necessary to build wall teichoic acid. In Rhodothermus marinus, CDP-activated...
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glycol (C2) Glycerol (C3) Erythritol (C4) Threitol (C4) Arabitol (C5) Ribitol (C5) Xylitol (C5) Mannitol (C6) Sorbitol (C6) Galactitol (C6) Iditol (C6)...
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glycol (C2) Glycerol (C3) Erythritol (C4) Threitol (C4) Arabitol (C5) Ribitol (C5) Xylitol (C5) Mannitol (C6) Sorbitol (C6) Galactitol (C6) Iditol (C6)...
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glycol (C2) Glycerol (C3) Erythritol (C4) Threitol (C4) Arabitol (C5) Ribitol (C5) Xylitol (C5) Mannitol (C6) Sorbitol (C6) Galactitol (C6) Iditol (C6)...
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glycol (C2) Glycerol (C3) Erythritol (C4) Threitol (C4) Arabitol (C5) Ribitol (C5) Xylitol (C5) Mannitol (C6) Sorbitol (C6) Galactitol (C6) Iditol (C6)...
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sugars to feed both symbionts. Phycobionts (algae) produce sugar alcohols (ribitol, sorbitol, and erythritol), which are absorbed by the mycobiont (fungus)...
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into ribitol during photosynthesis; approximately 80% is ribitol, 5% is sucrose, 4% is organic acids, and 9% is baseline CH. Therefore, ribitol is the...
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