D-Fucose

CAS: 3615-37-0

Ref. TR-F836120

Product Information

• Name: D-Fucose
• Synonyms: (2R,3S,4S,5R)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxyhexanal, (+)-Fucose, 6-Deoxy-<span class="text-smallcaps">D</span>-galactose, 6-Deoxygalactose, 6-deoxy-D-galactopyranose, 6-deoxy-D-galactose, 6-deoxy-beta-D-galactopyranose, <span class="text-smallcaps">D</span>-(+)-Fucose, <span class="text-smallcaps">D</span>-6-Deoxygalactose, <span class="text-smallcaps">D</span>-Galactose, 6-deoxy-, D-Galactose, 6-deoxy-, Fucose, <span class="text-smallcaps">D</span>-, Rhodeose
• CAS: 3615-37-0

Description

Applications D-Fucose is a hexose deoxy sugar found on N-linked glycans that appears on the cell surface of mammalian and plant cells. D-Fucose is also the building block of fucoidan polysaccharide, an sulfated polysaccharide found in various species of brown algae.
References Becker, D.J., et al.: Glycobiol., 13, 41 (2003); Denkova, R., et al.: Food. Environ. Safe., 11, 5 (2012); Janathan, M.C., et al.: Carb. Poly., 93, 232 (2013);

• Brand: TRC

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 164.16
• Formula: C₆H₁₂O₅
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C6H12O5/c1-3(8)5(10)6(11)4(9)2-7/h2-6,8-11H,1H3/t3-,4+,5+,6-/m1/s1
• InChI key: InChIKey=PNNNRSAQSRJVSB-DPYQTVNSSA-N
• SMILES: C[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)C=O