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L-Gulose

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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
(4R,5S)-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol
IUPAC Traditional name
(4R,5S)-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol
Synonyms
L-(+)-Gulose

DATABASE IDS

CAS Number 6027-89-0

PROPERTIES

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Description (English)
L-Gulose is an aldohexose sugar. L-Gulose very rarely occurs in nature but has been found in archaea, bacteria and eukaryotes. L-Gulose is not fermentable by yeast. L-Gulose also serves as a direct precursor of L-ascorbic acid in plant cells.

REFERENCES

  • Swain, M. et al.: Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1345, 56 (1997)
  • Wolucka, B.A. et al.: J. Biol. Chem., 278, 47483 (1997)