
Maltotetraose
Maltotetraose is a maltotetraose tetrasaccharide in which the glucose residue at the reducing end is in the aldehydo open-chain form. It has a role as an antibacterial agent and an Escherichia coli metabolite. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- (2R,3R,4R,5R)-4-[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-5-[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-3,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-2,3,5,6-tetrahydroxyhexanal
- Molecular formula
- C24H42O21
- Molecular weight
- 666.6 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 666.22185834 Da
- XLogP3
- -9.3
- Topological polar surface area
- 356.0 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 14
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 21
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 19
Also known as
8 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:28460
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID50865722
- PubMed:22803678
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