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Description

  • A 6-carbon deoxyhexose .
  • Derived from brown algal polysaccharide fucoidan.
  • A component in plant cell wall polysaccharides, specifically, rhamnogalacturonan, xyloglucan and also arabinogalactan proteins that are involved in plant cell elongation.
  • A common component of human milk oligosaccharides (HMO) such as 2’-fucosyl-lactose.

Synonym: 6-Deoxy-L-galactose

  • Appearance: Crystalline, White
  • Boiling Point: ~323.9 °C at 760 mmHg (Predicted)
  • Density: ~1.6 g/cm3 (Predicted)
  • IUPAC_Name: 6-Deoxy-L-galactose
  • Melting Point: 150-153 °C (lit.)

Properties

Shelf life

3 years

Storage Temperature

RT

ECCN #

EAR99

European Com.#

219-452-7

Purity

>97%

Appearance color

White to off-white

Appearance form

Powder

Molecular Formula

C6H12O5

Molecular Weight

164.16

Melting point

150 - 153°C

Solubility (@ RT)

H2O: 50 mg/ml
Soluble in methanol and ethanol.