threitol

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noun chemistry A polyalcohol with the molecular formula C4H10O4, primarily used as an intermediate in the chemical synthesis of other compounds.

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Glycerol is the most common cryoprotectant, followed by sorbitol and erythritol, ribitol, threitol, and sucrose.

Archive 2004-09-01 2004
Efficient erythritol catabolism under conditions that promote threitol synthesis, coupled with preferential threitol biosynthesis, appear to be responsible for the accumulation of high concentrations of threitol (250 mM) without concomitant accumulation of erythritol.

Journal of Biological Chemistry current issue Walters, K. R., Pan, Q., Serianni, A. S., Duman, J 2009
Threitol 4-phosphate appears to be the preferred substrate of the sugar phosphatase (s), promoting threitol synthesis over that of erythritol.

Journal of Biological Chemistry current issue Walters, K. R., Pan, Q., Serianni, A. S., Duman, J 2009
In vitro experiments show that threitol is synthesized from erythrose 4-phosphate, a C4 intermediate in the PPP.

Journal of Biological Chemistry current issue Walters, K. R., Pan, Q., Serianni, A. S., Duman, J 2009
The accumulation of two cryoprotective polyols, sorbitol and threitol, is integral to the extraordinary cold-hardiness of this beetle.

Journal of Biological Chemistry current issue Walters, K. R., Pan, Q., Serianni, A. S., Duman, J 2009
The sections were then rinsed two times in PBST containing 10 mM dithio-threitol (DTT,

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