CHEBI:37691 - gulose

ChEBI IDCHEBI:37691
ChEBI Namegulose
Stars
DefinitionAn aldohexose that is the C-3 epimer of galactose.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:33931, CHEBI:33938
Last Modified1 October 2025
SubmitterKirill Degtyarenko
FormulaC6H12O6
Net Charge0
Average Mass180.156
Monoisotopic Mass180.06339
Roles Classification
Biological Role:
archaeal metabolite  Any prokaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in single-celled microorganisms, archaea.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
gulose (CHEBI:37691) has role archaeal metabolite (CHEBI:78947)
gulose (CHEBI:37691) is a aldohexose (CHEBI:33917)
Incoming Relation(s)
aldehydo-gulose (CHEBI:37703) is a gulose (CHEBI:37691)
D-gulose (CHEBI:27611) is a gulose (CHEBI:37691)
L-gulose (CHEBI:37698) is a gulose (CHEBI:37691)
gulopyranose (CHEBI:37707) is a gulose (CHEBI:37691)
IUPAC Names 
gulo-hexose
gulose
Synonym  Source
GulJCBN
Manual XrefsDatabases
GulosesMetaCyc
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