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C12H22O11
342.3 g/mol
API

Lactulose

CAS4618-18-2EC225-027-7
Category
API
Compound Class
Other
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material

Lactulose is a non-absorbable sugar compound used as an active pharmaceutical ingredient in pharmaceutical manufacturing. It is primarily utilized in the production of formulations for constipation and hepatic encephalopathy.

pharmaceutical raw material for constipation preparationspharmaceutical raw material for hepatic encephalopathy preparations

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-2-[(2R,3S,4S,5R)-4,5-dihydroxy-2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-3-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol

InChIKey

JCQLYHFGKNRPGE-FCVZTGTOSA-N

SMILES

C([C@@H]1[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H](O1)O[C@@H]2[C@H](O[C@@]([C@H]2O)(CO)O)CO)O)O)O)O

Synonyms (63)
  • Lactulosa [INN-Spanish]
  • Lactulose (JP18/USP/INN)
  • Lactulose Solution USP, 10 g/15 mL
  • Lactulosum [INN-Latin]
  • 4-galactosyl fructose
  • 6-deoxy-3-C-methyl-D-mannose
  • Acilac
  • Actilax
  • Bifiteral
  • Cephulac
  • Cephulac (TN)
  • Cholac
  • Chronulac
  • Chronulac (TN)
  • Constilac
  • Constulose
  • D-Lactulose
  • Duphalac Dry
  • Enulose
  • Evalose
  • Generlac
  • Heptalac
  • Isolactose
  • Kristalose
  • Lactulosa
  • Lactulosa [Spanish]
  • Lactulose CRS
  • Lactulose Solution
  • Lactulose jp17
  • Lactulosum
  • Lactulosum [Latin]
  • Laevolac
  • Lattulosio
  • Lattulosio [Italian]
  • Laxilose
  • Laxose orange
  • Lemlax
  • Osmolax
  • Portalac
  • Regulose
  • alpha-Lactulose
  • delta-Lactulose
  • lactulose