Fucose is a hexose deoxy sugar with the chemical formula C6H12O5. It is found on N-linked glycans on the mammalian, insect and plant cell surface, and is the fundamental sub-unit of the fucoidan polysaccharide. α(1→3) linked core fucose is a suspected carbohydrate antigen for IgE-mediated allergy.
F 1550 (OTTO) L-Fucose, 99% Cas 2438-80-4 - used as a substrate to identify, differentiate and characterize enzymes such as the fucosidase(s).