MP Biomedicals™ D-(+)- RAFFINOSE (POWDER)

D-(+)- Raffinose is a trisaccharide composed of galactose, fructose and glucose which can be hydrolyzed to D-galactose and sucrose by the enzyme α-galactosidase (α-GAL), an enzyme not found in the human digestive tract. α-GAL also hydrolyzes other α-galactosides such as stachyose, verbascose, andgalactinol, if present. The enzyme does not cleave β-linked galactose, as in lactose.The raffinose family of oligosaccharides (RFOs) are alpha-galactosyl derivatives of sucrose, and the most common are the trisaccharideraffinose, the tetrasaccharide stachyose and the pentasaccharide verbascose.

• Purity:≥98%
• Physical appearance: White Crystalline powder
• Synonyms: O-α-D-Galactopyranosyl-(1--->6)-α-D-glucopyranosyl β-D-fructofuranoside; Melitose; Melitriose
• CAS Number: 17629-30-0
• Molecular Formula: C₁₈H₃₂O₁₆ 5H₂O
• Molecular Weight: 594.5
• Beilstein Registry Number: 99541
• MDL Number: MFCD00071590
• Optical Rotation: 101-107°

• Used in procedures concerning cryopreservation to provide hypertonicity for cell desiccation prior to freezing)
• Used as base substance for sucralose