F2252
L-(−)-Fucose
≥98% (GC)
Synonym(s):
6-Deoxy-L-galactose
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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H12O5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
164.16
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
219-452-7
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1723321
MDL number:
Product Name
L-(−)-Fucose, ≥98% (GC)
InChI key
PNNNRSAQSRJVSB-KCDKBNATSA-N
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
SMILES string
C[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)C=O
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
Quality Level
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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.
General description
L-Fucose, a natural monosaccharide found in mammals, is an important component of several N- and O-linked glycans and glycolipids.
Other Notes
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Storage Class
11 - Combustible Solids
wgk
WGK 3
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
ppe
Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)
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Barbara Bolgiano et al.
Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 10(8) (2021-08-29)
Towards achieving the goal of eliminating epidemic outbreaks of meningococcal disease in the African meningitis belt, a pentavalent glycoconjugate vaccine (NmCV-5) has been developed to protect against Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A, C, Y, W and X. MenA and X polysaccharides
Jing-Jing Liu et al.
Biotechnology and bioengineering, 116(4), 904-911 (2019-01-01)
L-Fucose (6-deoxy-L-galactose) is a major constituent of glycans and glycolipids in mammals. Fucosylation of glycans can confer unique functional properties and may be an economical way to manufacture L-fucose. Research can extract L-fucose directly from brown algae, or by enzymatic
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
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
Ruohang He et al.
International immunopharmacology, 73, 379-388 (2019-05-28)
Previous studies reported that L-fucose had anti-inflammatory effects in respiratory and cutaneous system. However, the effect of L-fucose on colitis and the underlying mechanism is poorly understood. We studied the anti-inflammatory effects of L-fucose on Dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced acute
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