L-Gulose

Names

[ Name ]:
L-Gulose

[Synonym ]:
EINECS 227-897-3
MFCD00136022
L-(+)-Gulose
L-Gulopyranose
Gulopyranose
Gulose
L-Gulose
β-L-gulose

Biological Activity

[Description]:

L-Gulose, the putative furanose form of L-sorbosone, is an L-hexose sugar and an intermediate in the biosynthesis of L-Ascorbate (vitamin C)[1].

[Related Catalog]:

Signaling Pathways >> Others >> Others

Research Areas >> Metabolic Disease

[References]

[1]. Teruhide Sugisawa, et al. Microbial production of L-ascorbic acid from D-sorbitol, L-sorbose, L-gulose, and L-sorbosone by Ketogulonicigenium vulgare DSM 4025. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2005 Mar;69(3):659-62.

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
1.7±0.1 g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
410.8±45.0 °C at 760 mmHg

[ Melting Point ]:
132ºC

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₆H₁₂O₆

[ Molecular Weight ]:
180.156

[ Flash Point ]:
202.2±28.7 °C

[ Exact Mass ]:
180.063385

[ PSA ]:
118.22000

[ LogP ]:
-1.88

[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0.0±2.2 mmHg at 25°C

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.635

[ Storage condition ]:
2-8°C

MSDS

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Safety Information

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Gloves

[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xi

[ Risk Phrases ]:
R36/37/38

[ Safety Phrases ]:
24/25-36/37/39-27-26

[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport

[ WGK Germany ]:
3

[ HS Code ]:
2912491000

Precursor & DownStream

Precursor

DownStream

Customs

[ HS Code ]: 2912491000

[ Summary ]:
2912491000. other aldehyde-alcohols. VAT:17.0%. Tax rebate rate:13.0%. . MFN tariff:5.5%. General tariff:30.0%

Articles

Preparation of D-gulose from disaccharide lactitol using microbial and chemical methods.

Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 77(2) , 253-8, (2013)

When an M31 strain of Agrobacterium tumefaciens was grown in a mineral salt medium at 30 °C containing 1.0% lactitol as sole carbon source, a keto-sugar was efficiently accumulated in the supernatant....

The role of the gulose-mannose part of bleomycin in activation of iron-molecular oxygen complexes.

Biochem. J. 253(2) , 497-504, (1988)

A comparison of the complexing properties of metal ions and O2 activation by bleomycin-A2 (BLM-A2) and deglyco-BLM-A2 is presented. Deglyco-BLM-A2 is obtained from the parent derivative by HF cleavage...

Regio- and stereo-selective synthesis of carbohydrate isoxazolidines by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of nitrones to 5,6-dideoxy-1,2-O-isopropylidene- alpha-D-xylo-hex-5-enofuranose.

Carbohydr. Res. 226(1) , 49-56, (1992)

The synthesis of 2-phenyl-3-aryl and 2-phenyl-3-aroyl derivatives 5-(1,2-O-isopropylidene-alpha-D-xylo-tetrofuranos-4-yl)isoxazolidi ne (3) from nitrones and 5,6-dideoxy-1,2-O-isopropylidene-alpha-D-x...