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C12H22O11
342.3 g/mol
Food Additive

Brachiose

CAS499-40-1EC207-879-1
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
Functional sugar sweetener

Brachiose is a disaccharide composed of two glucose units linked by an α-(1-6)-glycosidic bond, making it a structural isomer of maltose. It is a reducing sugar used as a functional sweetener in food products.

functional sugar sweetener in foodsreducing sugar in food formulations

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

(3R,4S,5S,6R)-6-[[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol

InChIKey

DLRVVLDZNNYCBX-RTPHMHGBSA-N

SMILES

C([C@@H]1[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@H](O1)OC[C@@H]2[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](C(O2)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O

Synonyms (19)
  • Isomaltose; Glucose EP Impurity B
  • Brachiose
  • Glc| cent1, 6Glc
  • Isomaltose, ~98% (TLC)
  • alpha-1,6-Glucobiose
  • alpha-D-Glc-(1->6)-D-Glc
  • alpha-D-Glcp-(1->6)-D-Glcp