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C12H24O12
360.31 g/mol
Food Additive

Alpha-Lactose monohydrate

CAS5989-81-1EC611-913-4
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
nutrient and excipient in food

Alpha-Lactose monohydrate is a disaccharide sugar commonly used as a nutrient and excipient in food products. It is a hydrated form of lactose, the primary sugar found in milk, and serves as a bulking agent and carrier in various formulations.

nutrient in food productsexcipient in pharmaceutical and food formulations

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Related Compounds

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Referencestereoisomer of

(2R,3R,4R,5R)-2,3,5,6-tetrahydroxy-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyhexanal

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food ingredient and excipient

Referencestereoisomer of

Maltose monohydrate

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Nutrient and sweetener

Referencestereoisomer of

Maltose

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nutritive sweetener

Identifiers
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

InChIKey

WSVLPVUVIUVCRA-KPKNDVKVSA-N

SMILES

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

Synonyms (54)
  • 4-O-beta-D-galactopyranosyl
  • D-Lactose monohydrate
  • LACTOSUM, MONOHYDRATE
  • Lactochem
  • Lactohale
  • Lactopress
  • Lactopress spray dried
  • Lactose fastflo 316
  • Lactose hydrate (JP18)
  • Lactose monohydrate
  • Lactose monohydrate (NF)
  • Lactose, hydrous
  • Microtose
  • Pharmaose
  • Pharmatose
  • Pharmatose dcl 11
  • Pharmatose dcl ii
  • Respitose
  • Spherolac 100
  • Supertab 11sd
  • Supertab 11sd nz
  • Supertab 14sd
  • Supertab 30gr
  • Supertab 50 odt
  • Wyndale
  • Wynhale
  • a-Lactose monohydrate
  • alpha-D-Lactose monohydrate
  • alpha-Lactose
  • alpha-Lactose monohydrate
  • alpha-lactose hydrate
  • lactose hydrate
  • |A-D-Lactose monohydrate
  • |A-Lactose (hydrate)