Fuculose

l-Fuculose
Names
	IUPAC name 6-Deoxy-l-tagatose
	Systematic IUPAC name (3R,4S,5S)-2-(Hydroxymethyl)-5-methyltetrahydrofuran-2,3,4-triol
Identifiers
CAS Number	13074-08-3 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
PubChem CID	6857362;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID30926880 ;
	SMILES O[C@H]1[C@@H](O)C(O)(CO)O[C@H]1C;
Properties
Chemical formula	C6H12O5
Molar mass	164.16 g/mol
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Fuculose or 6-deoxy-tagatose is a ketohexose deoxy sugar.^[1]^[2] Fuculose is involved in the process of sugar metabolism.^[3] l-Fuculose can be formed from l-fucose by l-fucose isomerase and converted to L-fuculose-1-phosphate by l-fuculose kinase.^[4]

References

Names


IUPAC name 6-Deoxy-l-tagatose
Systematic IUPAC name (3R,4S,5S)-2-(Hydroxymethyl)-5-methyltetrahydrofuran-2,3,4-triol
Identifiers
CAS Number	13074-08-3^Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
PubChem CID	6857362
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID30926880
SMILES O[C@H]1[C@@H](O)C(O)(CO)O[C@H]1C
Properties
Chemical formula	C₆H₁₂O₅
Molar mass	164.16 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Y verify (what is ^YN ?) Infobox references