L(+)-Rhamnose Monohydrate

• Catalog No.: S2317
• CAS Number: 10030-85-0
• M. F.: C6H14O6
• M. W.: 182.17176
• Storage: -20°C

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: (3R,4R,5R,6S)-6-methyloxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol hydrate
• IUPAC Traditional name: β-L-methyl-fucose hydrate

DATABASE IDS

• CAS Number: 10030-85-0

PROPERTIES

• Salt Data: Monohydrate
• Storage Condition: -20°C

DETAILS

Description (English)

Research Area: Metabolic Disease
Biological Activity:
L(+)-Rhamnose (Rham) is a naturally-occurring deoxy sugar. It can be classified as either a methyl-pentose or a 6-deoxy-hexose. Rhamnose occurs in nature in its L-form as L-rhamnose (6-deoxy-L-mannose). This is unusual, since most of the naturally-occurring sugars are in D-form. Exceptions are the methyl pentoses L-fucose and L-rhamnose and the pentose L-arabinose. Rhamnose is a component of the outer cell membrane of acid-fast bacteria in the Mycobacterium genus, which includes the organism that causes tuberculosis.[1] 

REFERENCES

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhamnose