ribitol

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ribitol

Summary

ribitol is a type of chemical entity[1]. ribitol ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • ribitol's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • ribitol's chemical structure is recorded as Ribitol.svg[4].
  • ribitol's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 488-81-3[5].
  • ribitol's EC number is recorded as 207-685-7[6].
  • ribitol's canonical SMILES is recorded as OCC(O)C(O)C(O)CO[7].
  • ribitol's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C5H12O5/c6-1-3(8)5(10)4(9)2-7/h3-10H,1-2H2/t3-,4+,5-[8].
  • ribitol's InChIKey is recorded as HEBKCHPVOIAQTA-ZXFHETKHSA-N[9].
  • ribitol's chemical formula is recorded as C₅H₁₂O₅[10].
  • ribitol's subclass of is recorded as pentane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol[11].
  • ribitol's part of is recorded as ribitol metabolic process[12].
  • ribitol's part of is recorded as ribitol catabolic process to xylulose 5-phosphate[13].
  • ribitol's part of is recorded as ribitol biosynthetic process[14].
  • ribitol's part of is recorded as ribitol catabolic process[15].
  • ribitol's part of is recorded as ribitol 2-dehydrogenase activity[16].
  • ribitol's part of is recorded as riboflavinase activity[17].
  • ribitol's part of is recorded as ribitol-5-phosphatase activity[18].
  • ribitol's Commons category is recorded as Ribitol[19].
  • ribitol's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D012255[20].
  • ribitol's has part is recorded as oxygen[21].
  • ribitol's has part is recorded as carbon[22].
  • ribitol's has part is recorded as hydrogen[23].
  • ribitol's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03cxlp[24].
  • ribitol's UNII is recorded as 353ZQ9TVDA[25].
  • ribitol's ChemSpider ID is recorded as 10254628[26].
  • ribitol's KEGG ID is recorded as C00474[27].

Why It Matters

ribitol ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month).[2] ribitol has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] ribitol is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . ECHA Substance Infocard database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . PubChem. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ChEBI release 2020-09-01. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). ribitol. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ribitol
MLA “ribitol.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ribitol.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ribitol_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{ribitol}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ribitol}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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