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L-Fuconic acid sodium salt

≥98.0% (TLC)

Synonym(s):

6-Deoxy-L-galactonic acid sodium salt

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H11NaO6
CAS Number:
26372-13-4
Molecular Weight:
202.14
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
PubChem Substance ID:
329757468
NACRES:
NA.25

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥98.0% (TLC)
98.0-102.0% (anhydrous basis, T)

form

powder

impurities

≤25.0% water (Karl Fischer)

application(s)

detection

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

C[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)C([O-])=O.[Na+]

InChI

1S/C6H12O6.Na/c1-2(7)3(8)4(9)5(10)6(11)12;/h2-5,7-10H,1H3,(H,11,12);/q;+1/p-1/t2-,3+,4+,5-;/m0./s1

InChI key

ULOLBEMWUZGFHH-RMTXHFLUSA-M

Biochem/physiol Actions

Metabolite of fructose, mannose, and fucose metabolism, present in microbial metabolism in diverse environments.

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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L-Fucose metabolism in mammals. I. Port liver L-fuconate hydro-lyase.
R Yuen et al.
Canadian journal of biochemistry, 50(7), 798-806 (1972-07-01)
Daniel J Wichelecki et al.
Biochemistry, 53(16), 2732-2738 (2014-04-05)
In humans, the gene encoding a reverse thymidylate synthase (rTS) is transcribed in the reverse direction of the gene encoding thymidylate synthase (TS) that is involved in DNA biosynthesis. Three isoforms are found: α, β, and γ, with the transcript
Martin Stahl et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108(17), 7194-7199 (2011-04-13)
Campylobacter jejuni is a prevalent gastrointestinal pathogen in humans and a common commensal of poultry. When colonizing its hosts, C. jejuni comes into contact with intestinal carbohydrates, including L-fucose, released from mucin glycoproteins. Several strains of C. jejuni possess a
Takashi Ohshiro et al.
Preparative biochemistry & biotechnology, 44(4), 382-391 (2013-12-11)
Microorganisms producing L-fucose dehydrogenase were screened from soil samples, and one of the isolated bacterial strains SA-134 was identified as Acinetobacter sp. by 16S rDNA gene analysis. The strain grew well utilizing L-fucose as a sole source of carbon, but
Wen Shan Yew et al.
Biochemistry, 45(49), 14582-14597 (2006-12-06)
Many members of the mechanistically diverse enolase superfamily have unknown functions. In this report we use both genome (operon) context and screening of a library of acid sugars to assign the L-fuconate dehydratase (FucD) function to a member of the

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