Fucitol Explained

Fucitol, also known as L-fucitol, 1-deoxy-L-galactitol, and (2R,3S,4R,5S)-hexane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol, is a sugar alcohol derived from fucoidan which is found in the North Atlantic seaweed Fucus vesiculosus^[1] or by the reduction of fucose.

See also

• Galactitol

Notes and References

1. Degradative studies on fucoidin . O'Neill, A. N. . Journal of the American Chemical Society . 1954 . 76 . 5074–5076 . 10.1021/ja01649a018 . 20.