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F2252

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L-(−)-Fucose

≥98% (GC)

Synonym(s):

6-Deoxy-L-galactose

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H12O5
CAS Number:
2438-80-4
Molecular Weight:
164.16
Beilstein:
1723321
EC Number:
219-452-7
MDL number:
MFCD00135607
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
PubChem Substance ID:
24894816
NACRES:
NA.25

Quality Level

200

Assay

≥98% (GC)

form

powder

technique(s)

gas chromatography (GC): suitable

color

white

mp

150-153 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: soluble 50 mg/mL, clear to very slightly hazy

SMILES string

C[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)C=O

InChI

1S/C6H12O5/c1-3(8)5(10)6(11)4(9)2-7/h2-6,8-11H,1H3/t3-,4+,5+,6-/m0/s1

InChI key

PNNNRSAQSRJVSB-KCDKBNATSA-N

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General description

L-Fucose, a natural monosaccharide found in mammals, is an important component of several N- and O-linked glycans and glycolipids.

Application

L-(−)-Fucose has been used:
  • as the non-haptenic sugar in lectin bead-binding assay to study its effects on the binding of immobilized lectins like peanut agglutinin (PNA) and Dolichos biflorus agglutinin (DBA)
  • as an internal standard to dilute the enzymatic hydrolysates for analytical methods
  • in the synthesis of fucosyl thioglycoside

Biochem/physiol Actions

L-Fucose (6-Deoxy-L-galactose) is used in studies of fucoidan polysaccharides containing glycans. It is studied as a glycan modifying carbohydrate that generates antigenic sites recognized by IgE antibodies. L-Fucose is used as a substrate to identify, differentiate, and characterize enzymes such as fucosidase(s),l-fucose isomerase(s), and L-fucose dehydrogenase(s). It may be used to study organelles, and bacterial microcompartments, involved in the degradation of plant and algal cell wall sugars. L-Fucose may also be used as a reference compound in rare sugar identification and analysis.
L-Fucose is broadly used as a food additive. It possesses anti-inflammatory effects. It can inhibit the cutaneous immune reaction and alveolar macrophage priming. L-fucose can also suppress tumor growth and tumorigenesis.

Other Notes

To gain a comprehensive understanding of our extensive range of Monosaccharides for your research, we encourage you to visit our Carbohydrates Category page.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Listings

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JAN Code

F2252-100G:
F2252-5G:
F2252-5G-9:
F2252-1G:
F2252-VAR-9:
F2252-25G:
F2252-VAR:
F2252-BULK-9:
F2252-BULK:
F2252-10MG:

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Marcel Tutor Ale et al.
Marine drugs, 9(10), 2106-2130 (2011-11-11)
Seaweeds--or marine macroalgae--notably brown seaweeds in the class Phaeophyceae, contain fucoidan. Fucoidan designates a group of certain fucose-containing sulfated polysaccharides (FCSPs) that have a backbone built of (1→3)-linked α-L-fucopyranosyl or of alternating (1→3)- and (1→4)-linked α-L-fucopyranosyl residues, but also include
Jay J Listinsky et al.
American journal of translational research, 3(4), 292-322 (2011-09-10)
Breast cancer cells incorporate the simple sugar alpha-L-fucose (fucose) into glycoproteins and glycolipids which, in turn, are expressed as part of the malignant phenotype. We have noted that fucose is not simply a bystander molecule, but, in fact, contributes to
Krzysztof Brzezinski et al.
Acta crystallographica. Section D, Biological crystallography, 68(Pt 2), 160-168 (2012-01-28)
Rhizobial NodZ α1,6-fucosyltransferase (α1,6-FucT) catalyzes the transfer of the fucose (Fuc) moiety from guanosine 5'-diphosphate-β-L-fucose to the reducing end of the chitin oligosaccharide core during Nod-factor (NF) biosynthesis. NF is a key signalling molecule required for successful symbiosis with a
Simon N Robinson et al.
Experimental hematology, 40(6), 445-456 (2012-02-07)
Delayed engraftment remains a major hurdle after cord blood (CB) transplantation. It may be due, at least in part, to low fucosylation of cell surface molecules important for homing to the bone marrow microenvironment. Because fucosylation of specific cell surface
Karineh Petrossian et al.
Acta histochemica, 109(6), 491-500 (2007-08-21)
By using a non-cancer and a cancer cell line originally from the same tissue (colon), coupled with testing lectins for cell binding and for their effects on these cell lines in culture, this study describes a simple multi-parameter approach that
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