Ribose 5-phosphate

Ribose 5-phosphate
Names
	IUPAC name 5-O-Phosphono-D-ribose
	Other names Ribose 5-phosphate
Identifiers
CAS Number	4300-28-1 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:58273 ;
ChemSpider	70368 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.022.101
MeSH	ribose-5-phosphate
PubChem CID	77982;
UNII	4B2428FLTO ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID10897600 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C5H11O8P/c6-1-3(7)5(9)4(8)2-13-14(10,11)12/h1,3-5,7-9H,2H2,(H2,10,11,12)/t3-,4+,5-/m0/s1 Key: PPQRONHOSHZGFQ-LMVFSUKVSA-N ; InChI=1/C5H11O8P/c6-1-3(7)5(9)4(8)2-13-14(10,11)12/h1,3-5,7-9H,2H2,(H2,10,11,12)/t3-,4+,5-/m0/s1 Key: PPQRONHOSHZGFQ-LMVFSUKVBC;
	SMILES C([C@H]([C@H]([C@H](C=O)O)O)O)OP(=O)(O)O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C5H11O8P
Molar mass	230.110
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Ribose 5-phosphate (R5P) is both a product and an intermediate of the pentose phosphate pathway. The last step of the oxidative reactions in the pentose phosphate pathway is the production of ribulose 5-phosphate. Depending on the body's state, ribulose 5-phosphate can reversibly isomerize to ribose 5-phosphate. Ribulose 5-phosphate can alternatively undergo a series of isomerizations as well as transaldolations and transketolations that result in the production of other pentose phosphates as well as fructose 6-phosphate and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (both intermediates in glycolysis).

The enzyme ribose-phosphate diphosphokinase converts ribose-5-phosphate into phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate.