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CHEBI:18287 -
L
-fucose
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ChEBI Name
L
-fucose
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:18287
ChEBI ASCII Name
L-fucose
Definition
Any form of fucose having
L
configuration.
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This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Secondary ChEBI IDs
CHEBI:13102, CHEBI:21293
Formula
C6H12O5
Net Charge
0
Average Mass
164.15648
Monoisotopic Mass
164.06847
Metabolite of Species
Details
Homo sapiens
(NCBI:txid9606)
See:
DOI
Roles Classification
Biological Role
(s):
human metabolite
Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (
Homo sapiens
).
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing
L
-fucose (
CHEBI:18287
)
has role
human metabolite (
CHEBI:77746
)
L
-fucose (
CHEBI:18287
)
is a
fucose (
CHEBI:33984
)
Incoming
aldehydo
-
L
-fucose (
CHEBI:48204
)
is a
L
-fucose (
CHEBI:18287
)
L
-fucopyranose (
CHEBI:2181
)
is a
L
-fucose (
CHEBI:18287
)
IUPAC Names
6-deoxy-
L
-galactose
L
-fucose
Synonyms
Sources
(−)-fucose
ChemIDplus
(−)-
L
-fucose
ChemIDplus
L
-(−)-fucose
ChemIDplus
L
-Fuc
JCBN
L
-galactomethylose
ChemIDplus
Registry Number
Type
Source
2438-80-4
CAS Registry Number
ChemIDplus
Citation
Type
Source
20877283
PubMed citation
Europe PMC
Last Modified
10 March 2014
General Comment
2011-03-01
An important source of carbon for microorganisms.