L -Fuculose

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Structural formula
L-fuculose
General
Surname L -Fuculose
other names
  • 6-deoxy- L -tagatose
  • (3 R , 4 S , 5 S ) -2- (hydroxymethyl) -5-methyltetrahydrofuran-2,3,4-triol
Molecular formula C 6 H 12 O 5
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 13074-08-3
PubChem 6857362
Wikidata Q3047391
properties
Molar mass 164.16 g mol −1
safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling
no classification available
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

L -Fuculose (synonym 6- deoxytagatose ) is a ketohexose and a deoxysugar . It is in the form of a ring of furanosis . There is also a chiral center and correspondingly a D- and an L-shape. L -Fuculose may by reversible isomerization of L - fucose by the D - arabinose - isomerase are formed.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
  2. ^ Thisbe K. Lindhorst : Essentials of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biochemistry , 1st edition, Wiley-VCH, 2007, ISBN 3-527-31528-4 .
  3. ↑ John F. Robyt: Essentials of Carbohydrate Chemistry , 1st Edition, Springer, 1997, ISBN 0-387-94951-8 .
  4. ^ K. Faber: Science of Synthesis: Biocatalysis in Organic Synthesis. Georg Thieme Verlag, 2015, ISBN 978-3-131-76611-3 , p. 464.

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