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beta-D-Lactose, ca 80% beta and 20% alpha
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This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Acros Organics product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Acros Organics product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.
General Description
• Beta-D-Lactose is a disaccharide composed of galactose and glucose monomers
• In beta-D-Lactose, the orientation of the glycosidic linkages are primarily in beta form
Applications
• Beta-D-Lactose is useful for laboratory research on sugar metabolism in microbes and other organisms
• Beta-D-Lactose has been used in some laboratory studies as a carrier for inhalants because of its ability to form spherical agglomerates
Specifications
Specifications
| Acidity | 0.4mL 0.1N NaOH/6g max. |
| Absorbance | Passes Test (per Eur. Pharm.) |
| Color | White |
| Loss on Drying | 0.5% max. (1 g, 80°C, 2 hrs) |
| Infrared Spectrum | Authentic |
| Packaging | Plastic bottle |
| Quantity | 500 g |
| Specific Rotation Condition | +55.15° (20°C c=10,water,NH3) |
| Specific Rotation | On anhydrous basis: +54.4° to +55.9° (20°C, 589nm) (c=10, H2O/NH3) |
| Formula Weight | 342.29 |
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