Chemicals and Drugs

Raffinose

A trisaccharide occurring in Australian manna (from Eucalyptus spp, Myrtaceae) and in cottonseed meal.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A trisaccharide occurring in Australian manna (from Eucalyptus spp, Myrtaceae) and in cottonseed meal.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C18H32O16
Molecular Weight
504.4 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
512-69-6
IUPAC Name
(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-2-[[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[(2S,3S,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol
InChIKey
MUPFEKGTMRGPLJ-ZQSKZDJDSA-N
SMILES
C([C@@H]1[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@H](O1)OC[C@@H]2[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@H](O2)O[C@]3([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O3)CO)O)O)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O)O
MeSH Unique ID
D011887
Source
PubChem CID 439242

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Gossypose
  • Melitose
  • Melitriose

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Aspects Covered

29 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

91(75); was see under OLIGOSACCHARIDES 1975-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Oligosaccharides (1970-1974)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Raffinose. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011887. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011887
  2. Raffinose. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raffinose
  3. Raffinose. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q410005
  4. Raffinose. In: PubChem Compound. CID 439242. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/439242