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C6H12O6
180.16 g/mol
Food Additive

Alpha-D-glucose

CAS492-62-6EC207-757-8
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
sweetener and energy source

Alpha-D-glucose is a naturally occurring sugar and the most abundant monosaccharide. It is the primary energy source for living organisms and is used as a sweetener in food products.

sweetenerenergy source

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Referencestereoisomer of

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol

InChIKey

WQZGKKKJIJFFOK-DVKNGEFBSA-N

SMILES

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

Synonyms (62)
  • D-(+)-Glucose, meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, anhydrous
  • Dextrose, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
  • Dextrose, meets EP, BP, JP, USP testing specifications
  • Dextrose, meets EP, BP, JP, USP testing specifications, anhydrous
  • Glucose, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
  • (+)-Glucose
  • (1->3)-alpha-D-glucan
  • (1->3)-alpha-D-glucopyranan
  • (1->4)-alpha-D-glucopyranan
  • (1->6)-alpha-D-glucan
  • 1,4-alpha-D-Glucan
  • D(+)Glucose, Anhydrous
  • D-(+) Glucose
  • D-(+)-Glucose, >=99% (GC)
  • D-(+)-Glucose, >=99.5% (GC)
  • D-(+)-Glucose, AR, anhydrous
  • D-(+)-Glucose, LR, anhydrous
  • D-gluose
  • Dextrin from corn, p.a.
  • GLUCOSE, ANHYDROUS
  • GLUCOSUM, ANHYDROUS
  • Glucopyranose, alpha-D-
  • Glucose, p.a.
  • a-D-Glucose
  • a-Dextrose
  • a-Glucose
  • alpha-(1->6)-D-glucan
  • alpha-D-Glc
  • alpha-D-Glucopyranose
  • alpha-D-Glucose, anhydrous
  • alpha-D-glucose
  • alpha-D-glucose, Phase I
  • alpha-D-glucose, Phase II
  • alpha-Dextrose
  • alpha-delta-Glucopyranose
  • alpha-delta-Glucose
  • alpha-glucose
  • glucoses
  • |A-D-Glucose anhydrous
  • ~20% in H2O