Gulose
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| Names | |
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| IUPAC name
(3R,4R,5R,6R)-6-(Hydroxymethyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2,3,4,5-tetraol | |
| Identifiers | |
4205-23-6 (D)  6027-89-0 (L) | |
| ChEBI | CHEBI:37695 |
| ChemSpider | 146783 |
| DrugBank | DB01914 |
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| Jmol-3D images | Image |
| PubChem | 167792 |
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| Properties | |
| Molecular formula |
C6H12O6 |
| Molar mass | 180.16 g·mol−1 |
| Melting point | syrup |
| Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa) | |
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| Infobox references | |
Gulose is an aldohexose sugar. It is a monosaccharide that is very rare in nature, but has been found in archaea, bacteria and eukaryotes.[2] It also exists as a syrup with a sweet taste. It is soluble in water and slightly soluble in methanol. Both the D- and L-forms are not fermentable by yeast.
Gulose is a C-3 epimer of galactose.
References
- ↑ Merck Index, 11th Edition, 4490
- ↑ Swain, M., Brisson, J. R., Sprott, G. D., Cooper, F. P. and Patel, G. B. (1997). "Identification of β-L-gulose as the sugar moiety of the main polar lipid Thermoplasma acidophilum". Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1345 (1): 56–64. doi:10.1016/s0005-2760(96)00163-4. PMID 9084501.
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