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| Systematic IUPAC name (3R,4R,5R,6R)-6-(Hydroxymethyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2,3,4,5-tetraol | |
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| Molar mass | 180.156 g·mol−1 |
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Gulose is analdohexose sugar. It is amonosaccharide that is very rare in nature, but has been found inarchaea,bacteria andeukaryotes.[3] It also exists as a syrup with a sweet taste. It is soluble in water and slightly soluble inmethanol. Neither thed- norl-forms are fermentable byyeast.
D-Gulose is a C-3epimer ofD-galactose and a C-5 epimer ofL-mannose.[4]
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