GRADE & PURITY ≥98%

Synonyms

L-Gulose | SCHEMBL284703 | (2S,3S,4R,5S)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanal | GZCGUPFRVQAUEE-JGWLITMVSA-N | MFCD00136022 | C16055 | Gulose, L- | Q27117231 | L-GULOSE [MI] | A869013 | s6180 | HY-128394 | AKOS027320511 | EINECS 227-897-3 | DTXSID401342718 | J96E

Storage

Protected from light,Store at -20°C

Shipped In

Ice chest + Ice pads

Overview

L-(+)-Gulose, a rare aldohexose sugar C-3 epimer of galactose, is used in the development of various drugs and to glycosylate alginates. L-(+)-Gulose is a substrate of GDP-mannose 3′,5′-epimerase in plants and may be a precursor of L-ascorbic acid in plants.

Specifications

Synonyms

L-Gulose | SCHEMBL284703 | (2S, 3S, 4R, 5S)-2, 3, 4, 5, 6-pentahydroxyhexanal | GZCGUPFRVQAUEE-JGWLITMVSA-N | MFCD00136022 | C16055 | Gulose, L- | Q27117231 | L-GULOSE [MI] | A869013 | s6180 | HY-128394 | AKOS027320511 | EINECS 227-897-3 | DTXSID401342718 | J96E

Specifications & Purity

≥98%

Storage

Protected from light, Store at -20°C

Shipped In

Ice chest + Ice pads

This product requires cold chain shipping. Ground and other economy services are not available.

Purity

≥98%

Names and Identifiers

• Pubchem Sid: 504755440
• Pubchem Sid Url: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/substance/504755440
• Canonical Smiles: C(C(C(C(C(C=O)O)O)O)O)O
• IUPAC Name: (2S,3S,4R,5S)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanal
• InChIKey: GZCGUPFRVQAUEE-JGWLITMVSA-N
• INCHI: 1S/C6H12O6/c7-1-3(9)5(11)6(12)4(10)2-8/h1,3-6,8-12H,2H2/t3-,4+,5-,6-/m1/s1
• Isomeric SMILES: C([C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@@H](C=O)O)O)O)O)O
• WGK Germany: 3
• Molecular Weight: 180.16
• Reaxy-Rn: 1908976
• Reaxys-RN_link_address: https://www.reaxys.com/reaxys/secured/hopinto.do?context=S&query=IDE.XRN=1908976&ln=

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 Primary alcohols 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 - Primary alcohol - 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-gulose - L-gulose

Data sources

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

Chemical and Physical Properties

• Sensitivity: light sensitive
• Specific Rotation[α]: 25° (C=0.5,H2O)
• Melt Point(°C): 132 °C
• Molecular Weight: 180.160 g/mol
• XLogP3: -2.900
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 5
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 6
• Rotatable Bond Count: 5
• Exact Mass: 180.063 Da
• Monoisotopic Mass: 180.063 Da
• Topological Polar Surface Area: 118.000 Ų
• Heavy Atom Count: 12
• Formal Charge: 0
• Complexity: 138.000
• 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