Fucitol
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(2R,3S,4R,5S)-Hexane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol | |
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13074-06-1 (L)  5328-43-8 (D)  37114-30-0 (DL) | |
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| PubChem | 445724 |
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| C6H14O5 | |
| Molar mass | 166.17 g/mol |
| Melting point | 153 to 154 °C (307 to 309 °F; 426 to 427 K)[1] |
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Fucitol, also known as L-fucitol, 6-deoxy-L-galactitol, and (2R,3S,4R,5S)-hexane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol, is a sugar alcohol derived from fucoidin which is found in the North Atlantic seaweed Fucus vesiculosus[2] or by the reduction of fucose.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Votocek, Emil; Potmesil, R. Prag (1914). "Fucitol". Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft 46: 3653–3655. doi:10.1002/cber.191304603151.
- ↑ O'Neill, A. N. (1954). "Degradative studies on fucoidin". Journal of the American Chemical Society 76 (20): 5074–5076. doi:10.1021/ja01649a018.
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