Question

Draw a Fischer projection of L-fucose. L-Fucose is the 6-deoxy form of which L-hexose?

Short answer

The diagram is drawn as shown below. L-Fucose is the 6-deoxy form of L-galactose.

Step-by-step solution

Introduction of Fucose

Fucose is a hexose deoxy sugar. It serves as fundamental sub unit in fucoidan polysaccharide present in sea weeds. Fucose containing glycans have series of crucial functions such as blood transfusion reaction, host microbe interaction, and various ontogenic events.

Draw the sketch of Fischer projection of L-fucose

Draw the sketch of Fischer projection of L-fucose as shown below:

L-Fucose is the 6-deoxy form of L-galactose.