D-Lyxose

D-Lyxose is an aldopentose, a five-carbon monosaccharide with an aldehyde group at the terminal carbon

D-Lyxose

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D-Lyxose

D-Lyxose

Chemical Name:D-Lyxose
CAS Number:1114-34-7
Molecular formula:C5H10O5
Mol. Weight:150.13 g/mol
Application Notes:HPLC≥98.0%
Appearance:White crystalline powder


D-Lyxose

CAS Number:1114-34-7

D-Lyxose is an aldopentose, a five-carbon monosaccharide with an aldehyde group at the terminal carbon

AppearanceWhite powder
Purity98%
Molecular Weight150.13 g/mol
StorageStore at room temperature in sealed container
Shelf Life36months



1.In oral pharmaceutical preparations, it can be directly used as a carrier to develop solid oral formulations including sustained-release tablets and capsules. When compounded with APIs and added to preparations as complexes, it relieves or masks the irritating taste of drugs and improves patient medication compliance. It also enhances drug solubility and in vivo absorption, thus elevating drug bioavailability.

2.It functions as a sweetener, humectant and food additive to optimize the texture, mouthfeel and stability of food products.

3.It can be used as a standard substance for experimental analysis to establish calibration curves, assess the accuracy and precision of chemical analysis results, validate standard detection methods and calibrate analytical instruments. It can also be utilized as a research reagent for relevant chemical studies and experiments.

4.It can be assimilated by specific yeasts and bacteria as a carbon source to provide energy and nutrients throughout microbial fermentation.

5.In scientific research such as plant physiology experiments, it can be employed to investigate its functional effects in plant stress responses.


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