Chemicals and Drugs

Sucrose

A nonreducing disaccharide composed of GLUCOSE and FRUCTOSE linked via their anomeric carbons. It is obtained commercially from SUGARCANE, sugar beet (BETA VULGARIS), and other plants and used extensively as a food and a sweetener.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A nonreducing disaccharide composed of GLUCOSE and FRUCTOSE linked via their anomeric carbons. It is obtained commercially from SUGARCANE, sugar beet (BETA VULGARIS), and other plants and used extensively as a food and a sweetener.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C12H22O11
Molecular Weight
342.30 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
57-50-1
IUPAC Name
(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(2S,3S,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol
InChIKey
CZMRCDWAGMRECN-UGDNZRGBSA-N
SMILES
C([C@@H]1[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@H](O1)O[C@]2([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O2)CO)O)O)CO)O)O)O)O
MeSH Unique ID
D013395
Source
PubChem CID 5988

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Saccharose

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25 allowable subheadings

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

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with SUCRASE; table sugar is DIETARY SUCROSE; sucrose density gradient is CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT & ignore sucrose

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Tree Numbers

  1. D09w.698w.629w.305w.770w
  2. D09w.947w.750w.770w

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NLM Classification

QU 81

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sucrose. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013395. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013395
  2. Sucrose. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sucrose
  3. Sucrose. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4027534
  4. Sucrose. In: PubChem Compound. CID 5988. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5988