D-Xylulose

Description: D-Xylulose is converted from xylitol by the enzyme NAD+-linked xylitol dehydrogenase in the glucuronate pathway, the most important xylitol-handling metabolic pathway in mammals. Target: Others, Endogenous Metabolite. Smiles: [C@H]([C@@H](CO)O)(C(CO)=O)O. References: Jojanneke H J Huck, et al. Evaluation of Pentitol Metabolism in Mammalian Tissues Provides New Insight Into Disorders of Human Sugar Metabolism. Mol Genet Metab. Jul 2004. 82 (3), 231-7.