PRODUCT Properties
| Melting point: | 132 °C |
| alpha | D20 +61.6°; D +21.3° (c = 4.58) (Evans, Parrish) |
| Boiling point: | 232.96°C (rough estimate) |
| Density | 1.2805 (rough estimate) |
| refractive index | 25 ° (C=0.5, H2O) |
| storage temp. | Sealed in dry,Room Temperature |
| solubility | DMSO (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly), Water (Slightly) |
| pka | 12.45±0.20(Predicted) |
| form | Solid |
| color | White |
| optical activity | [α]/D +23.0±2°, 24 hr, c = 0.5% in H2O |
| Water Solubility | Water: 250 mg/mL (1387.66 mM) |
| Merck | 14,4579 |
Description and Uses
L-Gulose is an aldohexose sugar. L-Gulose very rarely occurs in nature but has been found in archaea, bacteria and eukaryotes. L-Gulose is not fermentable by yeast. L-Gulose also serves as a direct precursor of L-ascorbic acid in plant cells.
Safety
| Symbol(GHS) |  GHS07 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H302-H315-H319-H335 |
| Precautionary statements | P261-P305+P351+P338 |
| Hazard Codes | Xi |
| Risk Statements | 36/37/38 |
| Safety Statements | 24/25-36/37/39-27-26 |
| WGK Germany | 3 |
| F | 3-10 |
| HS Code | 29400090 |
