Showing metabocard for Sedoheptulose (MMDBc0000421)
Record Information
Version
1.0
Status
Detected and Quantified
Creation Date
2020-12-10 18:37:23 UTC
Update Date
2022-08-31 06:06:51 UTC
MiMeDB ID
MMDBc0000421
Metabolite Identification
Common Name
Sedoheptulose
Description
Sedoheptulose (CAS: 3019-74-7) is a ketoheptose, a monosaccharide with seven carbon atoms and a ketone functional group. It is one of the few heptoses found in nature. Sedoheptulose is a seven-carbon ketose sugar originally found in Sedum spectabile, a common perennial garden plant. Later it was shown to be widely distributed in the plants of the Crassulaceae family. The Crassulaceae, or orpine family, is a family of dicotyledons. They store water in their succulent leaves. They are found worldwide, but mostly occur in the northern hemisphere and southern Africa, typically in dry and/or cold areas where water may be scarce. The family includes about 1,400 species in 33 genera. As a result, this sugar is often found to be part of the human diet. This sugar, D-sedoheptulose, is a significant intermediary compound in the cyclic regeneration of D-ribulose. It also plays an important role as a transitory compound in the cyclic regeneration of D-ribulose for carbon dioxide fixation in plant photosynthesis.
