L-Gulose is a carbohydrate starting material.1,2 It has been used as a starting material in the synthesis of L-nucleoside-based anti-HIV agents.
1.Woodyer, R.D., Christ, T.N., and Deweese, K.A.Single-step bioconversion for the preparation of L-gulose and L-galactoseCarbohydr. Res.345(3)363-368(2010) 2.Jeong, L.S., Schinazi, R.F., Beach, J.W., et al.Asymmetric synthesis and biological evaluation of β-L-(2R,5S)- and α-L-(2R,5R)-1,3-oxathiolane-pyrimidine and -purine nucleosides as potential anti-HIV agentsJ. Med. Chem.36(2)181-195(1993)