Chemicals and Drugs

Trehalose

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C12H22O11
Molecular Weight
342.30 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
52613-20-4
IUPAC Name
(2R,3S,4S,5R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[(3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxane-3,4,5-triol
InChIKey
HDTRYLNUVZCQOY-MFAKQEFJSA-N
SMILES
C([C@@H]1[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](C(O1)OC2[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O2)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O)O
MeSH Unique ID
D014199
Source
PubChem CID 22814150

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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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Indexing Annotation

called ergot sugar & mycose; do not confuse with TREHALASE

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History Note

91(73); was see under DISACCHARIDES 1973-90

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Trehalose. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014199. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014199
  2. Trehalose. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27109935
  3. Trehalose. In: PubChem Compound. CID 22814150. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/22814150