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L-(-)-Fucose - 10mM in DMSO, high purity , CAS No.2438-80-4

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Moligand™

10mM in DMSO

Cas Number: 2438-80-4
Molecular Weight: 164.16
Beilstein Registry Number: 1723321
EC Number: 219-452-7
PubChem CID: 3034656

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L422823

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Basic Description

Synonyms	2438-80-4 \| L-(-)-Fucose \| (2S,3R,4R,5S)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxyhexanal \| L-Galactose, 6-deoxy- \| aldehydo-L-fucose \| L-(-)-Rhodeose \| 3h-fucose \| 28RYY2IV3F \| L(-)-Fucose \| MFCD00135607 \| Elfucose \| L-(-)-Flucose \| L-(?)-Fucose \| ELFUCOSE [USAN] \| FUCOSE [INCI] \| L-FUCOSE [MI] \| L-FUCOSE
Specifications & Purity	Moligand™, 10mM in DMSO
Storage Temp	Store at -80°C
Shipped In	Ice chest + Ice pads This product requires cold chain shipping. Ground and other economy services are not available.
Grade	Moligand™
Product Description	Usually used in studies of fucoidan polysaccharide containing glycans;studied as a glycan modifying carbohydrate that generates antigenic sites recognized by IgE antibodies;used as a substrate to identify, differentiate and characterize enzymes such as the fucosidase(s), l-fucose isomerase(s) and L-fucose dehydrogenase(s).

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomy Tree

Kingdom Organic compounds
- Superclass Organic oxygen compounds
  - Class Organooxygen compounds
    - Subclass Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates
      - Level5 Monosaccharides
        Level6 Hexoses

Kingdom	Organic compounds
Superclass	Organic oxygen compounds
Class	Organooxygen compounds
Subclass	Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates
Intermediate Tree Nodes	Monosaccharides
Direct Parent	Hexoses
Alternative Parents	Medium-chain aldehydes Beta-hydroxy aldehydes Alpha-hydroxyaldehydes Secondary alcohols Polyols Organic oxides Hydrocarbon derivatives
Molecular Framework	Aliphatic acyclic compounds
Substituents	Hexose monosaccharide - Medium-chain aldehyde - Beta-hydroxy aldehyde - Alpha-hydroxyaldehyde - Secondary alcohol - Polyol - Organic oxide - Hydrocarbon derivative - Carbonyl group - Aldehyde - Alcohol - Aliphatic acyclic compound
Description	This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hexoses. These are monosaccharides in which the sugar unit is a is a six-carbon containing moeity.
External Descriptors	aldehydo-fucose - L-fucose
1. Djoumbou Feunang Y, Eisner R, Knox C, Chepelev L, Hastings J, Owen G, Fahy E, Steinbeck C, Subramanian S, Bolton E, Greiner R, and Wishart DS. ClassyFire: Automated Chemical Classification With A Comprehensive, Computable Taxonomy. Journal of Cheminformatics, 2016, 8:61. DOI: 10.1186/s13321-016-0174-y

Names and Identifiers

IUPAC Name	(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxyhexanal
INCHI	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
InChIKey	PNNNRSAQSRJVSB-KCDKBNATSA-N
Smiles	C[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)C=O
Isomeric SMILES	C[C@@H]([C@H]([C@H]([C@@H](C=O)O)O)O)O
WGK Germany	3
Alternate CAS	2438-80-4,87-96-7
MeSH Entry Terms	alpha Fucose;alpha-Fucose;Deoxygalactose;Fucose
Molecular Weight	164.16
Beilstein	1723321
Reaxy-Rn	1723321
Reaxys-RN_link_address	https://www.reaxys.com/reaxys/secured/hopinto.do?context=S&query=IDE.XRN=1723321&ln=

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Chemical and Physical Properties

Sensitivity	Hygroscopic.
Specific Rotation[α]	-75.5 ° (C=10, H2O)
Melt Point(°C)	138.0-142.0°C
Molecular Weight	164.160 g/mol
XLogP3	-2.400
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count	4
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count	5
Rotatable Bond Count	4
Exact Mass	164.068 Da
Monoisotopic Mass	164.068 Da
Topological Polar Surface Area	98.000 Å²
Heavy Atom Count	11
Formal Charge	0
Complexity	126.000
Isotope Atom Count	0
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count	4
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count	0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count	0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count	0
The total count of all stereochemical bonds	0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count	1

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