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Maltose

C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁ · 45 atoms

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Maltose

Elements

About

Maltose is a glycosylglucose consisting of two D-glucopyranose units connected by an alpha-(14)-linkage. It has a role as a sweetening agent, a mouse metabolite, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a maltooligosaccharide and a glycosylglucose.

Properties

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

CAS number69-79-4

Molar mass342.3 g/mol

Melting point102 °C

Sources

Properties: PubChem CID 439186
3D structure: PubChem CID 439186 (3D conformer)
CAS number: PubChem CID 439186
Description: PubChem ← ChEBI
Melting point: PubChem ← DrugBank

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