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Home/Compounds/Food Additive/(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
C12H22O11
342.3 g/mol
Food Additive

Lactose

CAS63-42-3EC200-559-2
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
food ingredient and excipient

Lactose is a disaccharide sugar composed of galactose and glucose, commonly used as a food ingredient and excipient. It is found in milk and dairy products and serves as a bulking agent and stabilizer in pharmaceutical and food manufacturing.

food ingredient in confectioneryexcipient in pharmaceutical formulationscomponent in culture media for bacteriology

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Referencestereoisomer of

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

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

InChIKey

GUBGYTABKSRVRQ-QKKXKWKRSA-N

SMILES

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

Synonyms (44)
  • Lactulose EP Impurity C; 4-O-|A-D-Galactopyranosyl-D-Glucopyranose (Lactose)
  • Zeparox EP
  • a-D-Lactose monohydrate, NF/USP EP JP
  • (Gal)1 (Glc)1
  • Aletobiose
  • Anhydrous lactose
  • Anhydrous lactose (JP18)
  • Fast-flo
  • Fast-flo Lactose
  • Gal(b1-4)Glc
  • Galactinum
  • Lactin
  • Lactin (carbohydrate)
  • Lactobiose
  • Lactopress anhydrous
  • Lactose Fast-flo
  • Lactose anhydrous
  • Lactosum, anhydrous
  • Laktobiose
  • Laktose
  • Milchzucker
  • Milk sugar
  • Pharmatose 21
  • Pharmatose 450M
  • Saccharum lactin
  • Supertab 21an
  • Supertab 22an
  • Supertab 24an
  • Tablettose
  • beta-D-Gal-(1->4)-D-Glc
  • beta-D-Galp-(1->4)-D-Glcp
  • beta-Gal1,4-Glc
  • d-(+)-lactose monohydrate
  • lactose