D-(+)-Maltose monohydrate

Overview
Catalog #	bs-76556c-100g
Product Name	D-(+)-Maltose monohydrate
Specifications
Storage Buffer	Powder
Storage Condition	Stable for 2 years after receipt when stored at RT.
Target
Product Information	CAS Number: 6363-53-7 Molecular formula: C12H22O11 . H2O Molecular weight: 342.29 . 18.02 Purity: >90% (NMR) Appearance: White to off-white powder. Solubility: Soluble in water (50mg/ml). InChiKey: WSVLPVUVIUVCRA-QIJXJVNFSA-N SMILES: OC[C@@H]1[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O[C@@H]2[C@@H](CO)O[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]2O)O1.O SMILES: N/A
Description	D-(+)-Maltose monohydrate is a component of starch and glycogen. It is a sugar composed of 2 alpha-D-glucose molecules coupled by an alpha(1→4) glycosidic bond. It is a reducing sugar with one anomeric carbon not linked in an anomeric bond. It contains a hemiacetal function and can mutarotate. Maltose is one product generated from starch and glycogen by the action of alpha-amylase. Maltose can be further hydrolyzed to glucose by the action of alpha-glucosidase (maltase), an enzyme commonly found in yeast and many other sources. It is called malt sugar when it is formed in fermenting grains during the production of alcoholic beverages. D-(+)-Maltose monohydrate is used as a sweetener with about one-third the sweetness of sucrose and as a nutrient in culture media. It is used in pharmaceutical formulations and as a parenteral supplement of sugar for diabetics. In addition it can be used in cell culture studies or may be employed as standard for the alpha-amylase and invertase assays.