This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Acros Organics product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Acros Organics product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.
General Description
• D (+)-Fucose can be found mainly in plants and shows several biological activities, including cellular adhesion
Applications
• D-Fucose is usually found in plants and some microorganisms, as a relatively simple glycoside comprising only a few sugar units
• It can be used as a sole carbon source in some microorganisms
• It may be used to study enzymes involved in its mutarotation to form L-fucose
• This compound is used as a reference compound in the analysis of carbohydrate metabolites