Definition of "fucose" []

• An aldose, C6H12O5, present in certain brown algae and in the polysaccharides associated with some blood groups. (noun)

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• "It's short for fucose mutarotase., the gene isn't by definition the gay gene, but it is linked to reproductive behavior."
• "The nitrated peptides were eluted with 50% acetonitrile/0. 2% trifluoroacetic acid, dried, resuspended in 1.5 µl of matrix suspension (4 mg α-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid, 0.8 mg 3,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid in 50% acetonitrile/0. 1% trifluoroacetic acid, 0.1 mM fucose), and deposited on a stainless steel target."
• "Mice homozygous for the hypomorphic Notch1 [12f] allele, which removes the single O-fucose glycan in epidermal growth factor-like repeat 12 (EGF12) of the Notch1 ligand binding domain (lbd), exhibit reduced growth after weaning and defective T cell development."