Applications
L(+)-Erythrose can be used for glycosylation studies, and can also be used to help identify and characterize erythrose reductase, and to study mutations in monosaccharides. an aldotetrose rare sugar, may be used in glycation studies and as a reference compound in tetrose carbohydrate separation and quantitation analysis. It may be used to help identify and characterize erythrose reductase(s) and to study the mechanisms of mutarotation in monosugars. L-Erythrose may be used as a reference compound in sugar metabolism analysis.
