myo-inosose-5
myo-inosose-5
A pentahydroxycyclohexanone that is cyclohexanone having five hydroxy groups located at positions 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 (the (2<i>R</i>,3<i>S</i>,4<i>r</i>,5<i>R</i>,6<i>S</i>)-diastereomer). It is the resulting product of the oxidation of C-5 of <i>myo</i>-inositol catalyzed by a putative <i>myo</i>-inositol dehydrogenase Hyg17.