Compound
D-xylulose
The D-enantiomer of xylulose.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:17140), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
Structure
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- Class
- Organic compound
- Formula
- C5H10O5
- Mass
- 150.13 g/mol
- Charge
- 0
- InChIKey
- ZAQJHHRNXZUBTE-WUJLRWPWSA-N
- SMILES
- O=C(CO)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)CO
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Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.
What it touches on the way
Mechanistic reach
3 entities
3 entities reached.
What the reference databases state
Chemical structure
- CHEBI:16332 has the functional parent D-xyluloseCompoundChEBI CHEBI:16332Inferred only
- D-xylulose is the enantiomer of L-xyluloseCompoundChEBI CHEBI:17140Inferred only
Statements
18 statements
18 statements · 2 reference databases · Subject: D-xylulose · Sources: Human-GEM, Rhea
- CHEBI:1305691 is converted to D-xyluloseCompoundHuman-GEM MAR04593Inferred only
- CHEBI:16332 is converted to D-xyluloseCompoundHuman-GEM MAR04595Inferred only
- D-xylulose is converted to CHEBI:16332CompoundHuman-GEM MAR04595Inferred only
- D-arabinitol is converted to D-xyluloseCompoundRhea RHEA:21276Inferred only
- D-xylulose is converted to D-arabinitolCompoundRhea RHEA:17921Inferred only
- D-xylulose is converted to D-arabinitolCompoundRhea RHEA:21276Inferred only
- D-arabinitol is converted to D-xyluloseCompoundRhea RHEA:17921Inferred only
- D-ribulose is converted to D-xyluloseCompoundRhea RHEA:51544Inferred only
- D-xylulose is converted to D-ribuloseCompoundRhea RHEA:51544Inferred only
- D-xylulose is converted to D-ribulose 1-phosphateCompoundHuman-GEM MAR08772Inferred only
- D-xylulose 5-phosphate is converted to D-xyluloseCompoundRhea RHEA:10964Inferred only
- D-xylulose is converted to D-xylulose 5-phosphateCompoundRhea RHEA:10964Inferred only
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- xylitol is converted to D-xyluloseCompoundRhea RHEA:20433Inferred only
- D-xylulose is converted to xylitolCompoundRhea RHEA:20433Inferred only
- D-xylulose is a substrate of KHKProteinHuman-GEM MAR08772Inferred only
- D-xylulose is a substrate of SORDProteinRhea RHEA:20433Inferred only
- D-xylulose is a substrate of XYLBProteinHuman-GEM MAR04595Inferred only
- D-xylulose is a substrate of XYLBProteinRhea RHEA:10964Inferred only
Reactions
11 reactions
NAD(+)+CHEBI:1305691D-xylulose+proton+NADH(2-)
Catalysed by SORD
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedEC 1.1.1.9cytosol
Human-GEM MAR04593CC BY 4.0Reference data
ADP+CHEBI:16332+protonATP+D-xylulose
Catalysed by XYLB
Reaction pageReversibleBalancedEC 2.7.1.17cytosol
Human-GEM MAR04595CC BY 4.0Reference data
ATP+D-xyluloseADP+D-ribulose 1-phosphate+proton
Catalysed by KHK
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedEC 2.7.1.3cytosol
Human-GEM MAR08772CC BY 4.0Reference data
Reaction pageReversibleBalancedcytosol, extracellular space
Human-GEM MAR11941CC BY 4.0Reference data
Reaction pageReversibleBalance undeterminableextracellular space
Human-GEM MAR11942CC BY 4.0Reference data
D-xylulose+ATP(4-)D-xylulose 5-phosphate+ADP(3-)+hydron
Catalysed by XYLB
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:10964CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:16789D-xylulose
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:14201CC BY 4.0Reference data
D-arabinitol+NAD(1-)D-xylulose+NADH(2-)+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:17921CC BY 4.0Reference data
xylitol+NAD(1-)D-xylulose+NADH(2-)+hydron
Catalysed by SORD
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:20433CC BY 4.0Reference data
D-arabinitol+NADP(3-)D-xylulose+NADPH(4-)+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:21276CC BY 4.0Reference data
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:51544CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
4 names
Resolves to: D-xylulose
- Also called
- D-LyxuloseD-threo-PentuloseD-Xul
- Systematic name
- D-threo-pent-2-ulose