Fucose

Six carbon sugar type

Fucose（ fucose ）Yes Hexose It is also called 6-deoxy-L- Galactose , and can be regarded as a kind of Methyl pentose 。 nature Most of the existing fucose is L-fucose, and D-fucose is only a rare sugar found in some Glycoside class chemical compound Medium.

Chinese name: Fucose
Foreign name: fucose^[1]

Alias: 6-deoxy-L-galactose
Genus: Hexose One of
Interpretation: A methyl pentose

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L-fucose is mainly found in seaweed and Gum It is also found in some bacterial polysaccharides. Fucose as glycoprotein in sugar chain The components of cell surface Of plasma membrane On. Fucose ratio is average Hexose In the sixth place carbon atom One less hydroxyl , so fucose is more than other monosaccharides Hydrophilicity Weak, while Hydrophobicity Better. In some cases Blood group substance The fucose in the molecule is the marker of a certain blood group.

Usually, fucose is extracted from seaweed acid treatment , after neutralization Phenylhydrazone Form precipitation Phenylhydrazine , available α- L-fucose crystallization, melting point 145 ℃.

Physiological effect

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(1) nerve conduction

(2) Immunomodulation

(3) Suppression cancer Growth and transfer

(4) respiratory tract infection Prevention and treatment

(5) collagen protein Regulation of

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