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α-D-Lactose monohydrate, Thermo Scientific Chemicals

Product Code. 10561892
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Quantity:
250 g
1 kg
Packaging:
Plastic bottle

Description

alpha-D-Lactose monohydrate, synonym lactose, CAS # 5989-81-1, is the hydrate form of the disaccharide lactose.

This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Acros Organics product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Acros Organics product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

General Description
Lactose is a disaccharide composed of glucose and galactose
Lactose is the major sugar found in dairy products such as milk and cheese
alpha-D-Lactose monohydrate is used as a carrier and stabilizer of products in the pharmaceutical and food industries
Applications
Lactose has been used in vitro to interact with carbohydrate recognition domains on a recombinant form of LGALS9, thus blocking downstream functions of the protein
It has been used as a control to study sugar dependency in Drosophila, which do not digest lactose
As a common component of pharmaceutical tablets, alpha-lactose has been used in laboratory settings to imitate drug administration
TRUSTED_SUSTAINABILITY

Chemical Identifiers

CAS 5989-81-1
Molecular Formula C12H24O12
Molecular Weight (g/mol) 360.312
InChI Key WSVLPVUVIUVCRA-KPKNDVKVSA-N
Synonym alpha-d-lactose monohydrate, alpha-lactose monohydrate, lactose monohydrate, lactose, monohydrate, unii-ewq57q8i5x, respitose, alpha-lactose hydrate, a-lactose monohydrate, lactose monohydrate nf, ewq57q8i5x
PubChem CID 104938
IUPAC Name (2R,3R,4S,5R,6S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6S)-4,5,6-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxyoxane-3,4,5-triol;hydrate
SMILES C(C1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(OC(C(C2O)O)O)CO)O)O)O)O.O

Specifications

Packaging Plastic bottle
Quantity 1 kg
Formula Weight 360.3
Chemical Name or Material α-D-Lactose monohydrate

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Product Identifier
  • a-D-Lactose monohydrate

RUO – Research Use Only

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