Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Erythrose is a tetrose carbohydrate with chemical formula C4H8O4. It has one aldehyde group and so is part of the aldose family. The natural isomer is D-erythrose.Erythrose is an anti-cancer agent. In vitro 3-4mM erythrose effectively kills cancer cells for tested cell lines such as: lung cancers breast cancers colorectal cancers etc; higher dose maybe required for some other cancer cell lines liver and prostate. Erythrose is a very small molecule molecule weight 120 2/3 of Glucose.
