Fuculose

L-Fuculose
IUPAC name	(3R,4S,5S)-2-(Hydroxymethyl)-5-methyltetrahydrofuran-2,3,4-triol
Other names	6-Deoxy-L-tagatose
Identifiers
CAS number	[13074-08-3]
PubChem	6857362
SMILES	O[C@H]1[C@@H](O)C(O)(CO)O[C@H]1C
Properties
Molecular formula	C6H12O5
Molar mass	164.16 g/mol
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox references

Fuculose or 6-deoxy-tagatose is a ketohexose deoxy sugar.

See also

• L-Fuculose-phosphate
• L-Fuculose kinase
• Fucose

References

v • d • e Types of Carbohydrates General: Aldose · Ketose · Pyranose · Furanose Geometry Cyclohexane conformation · Anomer · Mutarotation Monosaccharides Trioses Ketotriose (Dihydroxyacetone) · Aldotriose (Glyceraldehyde) Tetroses Ketotetrose (Erythrulose) · Aldotetroses (Erythrose, Threose) Pentoses Ketopentose (Ribulose, Xylulose) Aldopentose (Ribose, Arabinose, Xylose, Lyxose) Deoxy sugar (Deoxyribose) Hexoses Ketohexose (Psicose, Fructose, Sorbose, Tagatose) Aldohexose (Allose, Altrose, Glucose, Mannose, Gulose, Idose, Galactose, Talose) Deoxy sugar (Fucose, Fuculose, Rhamnose) >6 Heptose (Sedoheptulose) · Octose · Nonose (Neuraminic acid) Multiple Disaccharides Sucrose · Lactose · Maltose  · Trehalose · Turanose · Cellobiose Trisaccharides Raffinose · Melezitose · Maltotriose Tetrasaccharides Acarbose · Stachyose Other oligosaccharides Fructooligosaccharide (FOS) · Galacto-oligosaccharide (GOS) · Mannan-oligosaccharides (MOS) Polysaccharides Glucose/Glucan: Glycogen · Starch (Amylose, Amylopectin) · Cellulose · Dextrin/Dextran · Beta-glucan (Zymosan, Lentinan, Sizofiran)  · Maltodextrin Fructose/Fructan: Inulin · Levan beta 2→6 Mannose/Mannan N-Acetylglucosamine: Chitin Glycosaminoglycans (Heparin · Chondroitin sulfate · Hyaluronan · Heparan sulfate · Dermatan sulfate · Keratan sulfate) Major families of biochemicals Saccharides/Carbohydrates/Glycosides · Amino acids/Peptides/Proteins/Glycoproteins · Lipids/Terpenes/Steroids/Carotenoids · Alkaloids/Nucleobases/Nucleic acids · Cofactors/Flavonoids/Polyketides/Tetrapyrroles

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