A 13C-n.m.r. study of intermediates in the L-type pentose phosphate cycle

The structures in aqueous solution of all major contributing forms of D-altro-heptulose 1,7-diphosphate, and D-glycero-D-altro and D-glycero-D-ido-octulose 1,8-diphosphates have been established by 13C-n.m.r. spectroscopy. Assignments to individual carbon atoms were made with the aid of isotopically enriched analogues and by comparison with related sugars.