Structured Summary
Abstract
A monosaccharide in sweet fruits and honey that is soluble in water, alcohol, or ether. It is used as a preservative and an intravenous infusion in parenteral feeding.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C6H12O6
- Molecular Weight
- 180.16 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 30237-26-4
- IUPAC Name
- (3S,4R,5R)-1,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexan-2-one
- InChIKey
- BJHIKXHVCXFQLS-UYFOZJQFSA-N
- SMILES
- C([C@H]([C@H]([C@@H](C(=O)CO)O)O)O)O
- MeSH Unique ID
- D005632
- Source
- PubChem CID 5984
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Synonyms
16 entry terms
- Levulose
- Apir Levulosa
- Fleboplast Levulosa
- Levulosa
- Levulosa Baxter
- Levulosa Braun
- Levulosa Grifols
- Levulosa Ibys
- Levulosa Ife
- Levulosa Mein
- Levulosado Bieffe Medit
- Levulosado Braun
- Levulosado Vitulia
- Plast Apyr Levulosa Mein
- Levulosa, Apir
- Levulosa, Fleboplast
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Aspects Covered
29 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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NLM Classification
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Fructose. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005632. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005632
- Fructose. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fructose
- Fructose. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q122043
- Fructose. In: PubChem Compound. CID 5984. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5984