Fuculose

l-Fuculose
Names
	IUPAC name (3R,4S,5S)-2-(Hydroxymethyl)-5-methyltetrahydrofuran-2,3,4-triol
	Other names 6-Deoxy-l-tagatose
Identifiers
CAS Number	13074-08-3 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
PubChem CID	6857362;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID30926880 ;
	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). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Fuculose or 6-deoxy-tagatose is a ketohexose deoxy sugar.^[1]^[2] Fuculose is involved in the process of sugar metabolism.^[3] It is both a human and Escherichia coli metabolite and catalyzes the production of dihydroxyacetone phosphate(DHAP).^[4]

References

^ Lindhorst, Thisbe K. (2007). Essentials of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biochemistry (1 ed.). Wiley-VCH. ISBN 3-527-31528-4. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |name-list-format= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
^ Robyt, John F. (1997). Essentials of Carbohydrate Chemistry (1st ed.). Springer. ISBN 0-387-94951-8. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |name-list-format= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
^ Wen L, Zang L, Huang K, Li S, Wang R, Wang PG (February 2016). "Efficient enzymatic synthesis of L-rhamnulose and L-fuculose". Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 26 (3): 969–972. doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.12.051. PMC 5984655. PMID 26778148.
^ Joerger AC, Gosse C, Fessner WD, Schulz GE (May 2000). "Catalytic action of fuculose 1-phosphate aldolase (class II) as derived from structure-directed mutagenesis". Biochemistry. 39 (20): 6033–41. doi:10.1021/bi9927686. PMID 10821675.

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