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Description
D-(+)- Raffinose is a trisaccharide composed of galactose, fructose and glucose which can be hydrolyzed to D-galactose and sucrose by the enzyme α-galactosidase (α-GAL), an enzyme not found in the human digestive tract. α-GAL also hydrolyzes other α-galactosides such as stachyose, verbascose, andgalactinol, if present. The enzyme does not cleave β-linked galactose, as in lactose.The raffinose family of oligosaccharides (RFOs) are alpha-galactosyl derivatives of sucrose, and the most common are the trisaccharideraffinose, the tetrasaccharide stachyose and the pentasaccharide verbascose.
- Purity:≥98%
- Physical appearance: White Crystalline powder
- Synonyms: O-α-D-Galactopyranosyl-(1--->6)-α-D-glucopyranosyl β-D-fructofuranoside; Melitose; Melitriose
- CAS Number: 17629-30-0
- Molecular Formula: C18H32O16 5H2O
- Molecular Weight: 594.5
- Beilstein Registry Number: 99541
- MDL Number: MFCD00071590
- Optical Rotation: 101-107°
- Used in procedures concerning cryopreservation to provide hypertonicity for cell desiccation prior to freezing)
- Used as base substance for sucralose
Specifications
Specifications
| Content And Storage | 15° to 30°C |
| Quantity | 1000 g |
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