Description
A monosaccharide; has been found in the O-specific polysaccharide of LPS in P. maltophilia; inhibits S. oralis, F. nucleatum, and P. gingivalis biofilm formation and the activity of autoinducer 2 in V. harveyi in a reporter assay at 50 and 100 mM; reduces the growth of C. elegans (IC50 = 7.5 mM), an effect that can be reversed by D-ribose or D-fructose, but not D-glucose