Cladinose
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| Cladinose | |
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| IUPAC name | (4R,5S,6S)-4-Methoxy-4,6-dimethyl-tetrahydropyran-2,5-diol |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | [470-12-2] |
| PubChem | |
| SMILES | C[C@H]1[C@@H]([C@](CC(O1)O)(C)OC)O |
| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | C8H16O4 |
| Molar mass | 176.21 |
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Cladinose is a hexose deoxy sugar that in several antibiotics (such as erythromycin) is attached to the macrolide ring.
In ketolides, a relatively new class of antibiotics, the cladinose is replaced with a keto group.
Erythromycin with cladinose visible at bottom

