Gulose

D-Gulose[1]
Names
IUPAC name
(3R,4R,5R,6R)-6-(Hydroxymethyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2,3,4,5-tetraol
Identifiers
4205-23-6 (D) YesY
6027-89-0 (L)
3D model (Jmol) Interactive image
ChEBI CHEBI:37695 YesY
ChemSpider 146783 YesY
DrugBank DB01914 YesY
ECHA InfoCard 100.021.927
PubChem 167792
Properties
C6H12O6
Molar mass 180.16 g·mol−1
Melting point syrup
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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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

  1. Merck Index, 11th Edition, 4490
  2. 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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