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Home/Compounds/Food Additive/Alpha,alpha-trehalose
C12H22O11
342.3 g/mol
Food Additive

Trehalose

CAS99-20-7EC202-739-6
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
Sweetener and stabilizer in foods

Trehalose is a disaccharide found naturally in fungi, bacteria, yeasts, and insects. It is known for its ability to stabilize cells during freeze-drying and air-drying, and is used as a sweetener and stabilizer in foods.

Sweetener in foodsStabilizer in foodsStabilizer for cells during freeze-drying and air-drying

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

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

InChIKey

HDTRYLNUVZCQOY-LIZSDCNHSA-N

SMILES

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

Synonyms (39)
  • TRE
  • ​Trehalose
  • 2b1q
  • Cabaletta
  • D-(+)-Trehalose Anhydrous
  • D-Trehalose
  • D-Trehalose, Carrier Protein
  • Ergot sugar
  • Mushroom sugar
  • Mycose
  • Natural trehalose
  • Thealoz
  • Treha
  • Trehalose (8CI)
  • Trehalose P
  • Trehalose, alpha,alpha'-
  • Trehaose
  • alpha,alpha'-D-Trehalose
  • alpha,alpha-trehalose
  • alpha-D-Trehalose
  • alpha-Trehalose
  • delta-trehalose-anhydrous
  • trehalose