Fuculose

Fuculose or 6-deoxy-tagatose is a ketohexose deoxy sugar.^[1][2] Fuculose is involved in the process of sugar metabolism.^[3] l-Fuculose can be formed from l-fucose by l-fucose isomerase and converted to L-fuculose-1-phosphate by l-fuculose kinase.^[4]

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 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:17617
ChemSpider	9621375
KEGG	C01721
PubChem CID	6857362
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID30926880
InChI InChI=1S/C6H12O5/c1-3(8)5(10)6(11)4(9)2-7/h3,5-8,10-11H,2H2,1H3/t3-,5+,6-/m0/s1 Key: QZNPNKJXABGCRC-LFRDXLMFSA-N
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
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Y verify (what is YN ?) Infobox references

See also

• l-fuculose-phosphate aldolase
• l-fuculosekinase