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IUPAC name 6-Deoxy-l-tagatose | |
Systematic IUPAC name (3R,4S,5S)-2-(Hydroxymethyl)-5-methyltetrahydrofuran-2,3,4-triol | |
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C6H12O5 | |
Molar mass | 164.16 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Fuculose or6-deoxy-tagatose is aketohexosedeoxy sugar.[1][2] Fuculose is involved in the process of sugar metabolism.[3]l-Fuculose can be formed froml-fucose byl-fucose isomerase and converted toL-fuculose-1-phosphate byl-fuculose kinase.[4]
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