2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-3-O-(a-L-fucopyranosyl)-D-glucopyranose ;

3-Fucosyl GlcNAc; 2-(Acetylamino)-2-deoxy-3-O-(6-deoxy-a-L-galactopyranosyl)-D-glucopyranose; Fuc-a-1,3-GlcNAc

2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-3-O-(a-L-fucopyranosyl)-D-glucopyranose is a carbohydrate that has been found in leaves of camellia plants. It can be used as a marker for the identification of camellia plants. 2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-3-O-(a-L-fucopyranosyl)-D-glucopyranose is also thought to be involved in the developmental and metabolic mechanisms of camellia plants, which are still being studied. This carbohydrate is synthesized from l -glutamine and epigallocatechin in the presence of d -proline.

3-O-Fucopyranosyl-2-acetamido-2-deoxyglucopyranose, also known as 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-3-O-alpha-L-fucopyranosyl-D-glucose or fuc-1-3-glcnac, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as fatty acyl glycosides of mono- and disaccharides. Fatty acyl glycosides of mono- and disaccharides are compounds composed of a mono- or disaccharide moiety linked to one hydroxyl group of a fatty alcohol or of a phosphorylated alcohol (phosphoprenols), a hydroxy fatty acid or to one carboxyl group of a fatty acid (ester linkage) or to an amino alcohol. 3-O-Fucopyranosyl-2-acetamido-2-deoxyglucopyranose is soluble (in water) and a very weakly acidic compound (based on its pKa). 3-O-Fucopyranosyl-2-acetamido-2-deoxyglucopyranose has been primarily detected in urine. Within the cell, 3-O-fucopyranosyl-2-acetamido-2-deoxyglucopyranose is primarily located in the cytoplasm.