Sulfoquinovose
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IUPAC name
6-Deoxy-6-sulfo-D-glucopyranose | |
Identifiers | |
3458-06-8 | |
ChemSpider | 9055808 |
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Jmol-3D images | Image |
PubChem | 10880539 |
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Properties | |
Molecular formula |
C6H12O8S |
Molar mass | 244.22 g·mol−1 |
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa) | |
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Sulfoquinovose, also known as 6-sulfoquinovose and 6-deoxy-6-sulfo-D-glucopyranose, is a monosaccharide sugar that is found as a building block in the sulfolipid sulfoquinovosyl diacylglycerol (SQDG). Sulfoquinovose is a sulfonic acid derivative of glucose, the sulfonic acid group is introduced into the sugar by the enzyme UDP-sulfoquinovose synthase (SQD1).
See also
- Sulfoquinovosyl diacylglycerol (SQDG)
- Sulfolipid