Fuculose

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L-Fuculose


IUPAC name	(3R,4S,5S)-2-(Hydroxymethyl)-5-methyltetrahydrofuran-2,3,4-triol
Other names	6-Deoxy-L-tagatose
Identifiers
CAS number
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
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

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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)

Heptose	Sedoheptulose

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)

Polysaccharide	Glucose: Glycogen · Starch (Amylose, Amylopectin) · Cellulose · Dextrin · Glucan (Beta-glucan) Fructose: Fructan (Inulin, Levan beta 2→6) N-Acetylglucosamine: Chitin

Glycosaminoglycans

Heparin · Chondroitin sulfate · Hyaluronan · Heparan sulfate · Dermatan sulfate · Keratan sulfate

Aminoglycosides

Kanamycin · Streptomycin · Tobramycin · Neomycin · Paromomycin · Apramycin · Gentamicin · Netilmicin · Amikacin

Major families of biochemicals
Saccharides · Carbohydrates · Glycosides · · Amino acids · Peptides · Proteins · Glycoproteins · · Lipids · Terpenes · Steroids · Carotenoids
Alkaloids · Nucleobases · Nucleic acids · · Enzyme cofactors · Flavonoids · Polyketides · Tetrapyrroles

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