
Maltose
Maltose is a glycosylglucose consisting of two D-glucopyranose units connected by an alpha-(14)-linkage. It has a role as a sweetening agent, a mouse metabolite, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a maltooligosaccharide and a glycosylglucose. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- (2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[(2R,3S,4R,5R)-4,5,6-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxyoxane-3,4,5-triol
- Molecular formula
- C12H22O11
- Molecular weight
- 342.30 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 342.11621151 Da
- XLogP3
- -4.7
- Topological polar surface area
- 190.0 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 8
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 11
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 9
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:140774
- ChEBI:CHEBI:17306
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID101018093
- PubMed:27664470
- PubMed:23119051
- PubMed:23115610
- PubMed:23107503
- PubMed:23100730
- PubMed:23050467
- PubMed:23047117
- PubMed:23044771
- PubMed:23044136
- PubMed:23038646
- PubMed:23032750
- PubMed:23007971
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