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beta-D-Lactose, ca 80% beta and 20% alpha

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Beta-D-Lactose, CAS # 5965-66-2, is the beta anomer of the disaccharide lactose. | CAS: 5965-66-2 | C12H22O11 | 342.30 g/mol

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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

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Chemical Identifiers

CAS 5965-66-2
Molecular Formula C12H22O11
Molecular Weight (g/mol) 342.30
MDL Number MFCD00064521
InChI Key GUBGYTABKSRVRQ-DCSYEGIMSA-N
Synonym beta-d-lactose, beta-lactose, lactose, lactose, anhydrous, fast-flo lactose, milk sugar, d-lactose, 4-o-beta-d-galactopyranosyl-beta-d-glucopyranose, fast-flo, lactose anhydrous
PubChem CID 6134
ChEBI CHEBI:36218
IUPAC Name (2R,3R,4S,5R,6S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6R)-4,5,6-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxyoxane-3,4,5-triol
SMILES OC[C@H]1O[C@@H](O[C@H]2[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)O[C@@H]2CO)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H]1O

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
Percent Purity ≥78% (beta-lactose), 22% max. (alpha-lactose)
Physical Form Crystalline Powder
Chemical Name or Material β-D-Lactose
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