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Version5.0
StatusExpected but not Quantified
Creation Date2009-06-02 17:16:01 UTC
Update Date2022-03-07 02:51:23 UTC
HMDB IDHMDB0012326
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • HMDB12326
Metabolite Identification
Common NameL-Gulose
DescriptionGulose is an aldohexose sugar and a C-3 epimer of galactose. It is an unnatural monosaccharide that exists as a syrup with a sweet taste. It is soluble in water and slightly soluble in methanol. Both the D- and L-forms are not fermentable by yeast. L-gulose is an L-hexose sugar and an intermediate in the biosynthesis of L-Ascorbate (vitamin C). It can be oxidized to L-guluno-1-4-lactone and it is also produced by the hydrolysis of L-gulose-1-P. Vitamic C is an important antioxidant and an enzyme cofactor. Higher plants and higher animals (but not humans) can synthesize ascorbate. Plants provide the major dietary vitamin C source for humans. The plant ascorbate biosynthesis pathways have only been recently proposed and they differ from what was found in mammals. Gulose has been found to be a metabolite of Ketogulonicigenium (PMID: 15785002 ).
Structure
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Synonyms
ValueSource
WURCS=2.0/1,1,0/[a1121h-1x_1-5]/1/ChEBI
GuloseHMDB
L-()-GuloseHMDB
L-(+)-GuloseHMDB
L-gulo-HexoseHMDB
L-GulopyranoseHMDB
Chemical FormulaC6H12O6
Average Molecular Weight180.1559
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight180.063388116
IUPAC Name(3S,4S,5S,6S)-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol
Traditional NameL-gulopyranose
CAS Registry Number6027-89-0
SMILES
OC[C@@H]1OC(O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C6H12O6/c7-1-2-3(8)4(9)5(10)6(11)12-2/h2-11H,1H2/t2-,3+,4-,5-,6?/m0/s1
InChI KeyWQZGKKKJIJFFOK-QRXFDPRISA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description 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.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassOrganic oxygen compounds
ClassOrganooxygen compounds
Sub ClassCarbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates
Direct ParentHexoses
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Hexose monosaccharide
  • Oxane
  • Secondary alcohol
  • Hemiacetal
  • Oxacycle
  • Organoheterocyclic compound
  • Polyol
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Primary alcohol
  • Alcohol
  • Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic heteromonocyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
Physiological effectNot Available
Disposition
ProcessNot Available
RoleNot Available
Physical Properties
StateSolid
Experimental Molecular Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting Point< 25 °CNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogP-1.88Not Available
Experimental Chromatographic PropertiesNot Available
Predicted Molecular Properties
Predicted Chromatographic Properties
Spectra
Biological Properties
Cellular LocationsNot Available
Biospecimen LocationsNot Available
Tissue LocationsNot Available
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
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Abnormal Concentrations
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Associated Disorders and Diseases
Disease ReferencesNone
Associated OMIM IDsNone
DrugBank IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FooDB IDFDB028945
KNApSAcK IDC00053430
Chemspider ID8305737
KEGG Compound IDC15923
BioCyc IDCPD4FS-6
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkGulose
METLIN IDNot Available
PubChem Compound10130220
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI ID37704
Food Biomarker OntologyNot Available
VMH IDNot Available
MarkerDB IDNot Available
Good Scents IDNot Available
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General References
  1. Mao YY, Bai JQ, Chen JH, Shou ZF, He Q, Wu JY, Chen Y, Cheng YY: A pilot study of GC/MS-based serum metabolic profiling of acute rejection in renal transplantation. Transpl Immunol. 2008 Apr;19(1):74-80. doi: 10.1016/j.trim.2008.01.006. Epub 2008 Feb 22. [PubMed:18346641 ]
  2. Sugisawa T, Miyazaki T, Hoshino T: 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. doi: 10.1271/bbb.69.659. [PubMed:15785002 ]