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

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