l-galactose

Names

[ Name ]:
l-galactose

[Synonym ]:
EINECS 239-630-8
L-(−)-Galactose
alpha-L-galactose
(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2,3,4,5,6-Pentahydroxyhexanal
L-Galactose
Galactose
Galactopyranose
L-(-)-Galactose
MFCD00063833

Biological Activity

[Description]:

L-Galactose is a biochemical reagent that can be used as a biological material or organic compound for life science related research.

[Related Catalog]:

Research Areas >> Others

[Target]

Human Endogenous Metabolite

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
1.7±0.1 g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
410.8±45.0 °C at 760 mmHg

[ Melting Point ]:
166-167ºC

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₆H₁₂O₆

[ Molecular Weight ]:
180.156

[ Flash Point ]:
202.2±28.7 °C

[ Exact Mass ]:
180.063385

[ PSA ]:
110.38000

[ LogP ]:
-1.88

[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0.0±2.2 mmHg at 25°C

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.635

[ Water Solubility ]:
H2O: 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless

MSDS

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Safety Information

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Gloves;type N95 (US);type P1 (EN143) respirator filter

[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xi

[ Safety Phrases ]:
24/25

[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport

[ WGK Germany ]:
3

[ HS Code ]:
29400000

Precursor & DownStream

Precursor

DownStream

Articles

Lactobacillus pentosus B231 Isolated from a Portuguese PDO Cheese: Production and Partial Characterization of Its Bacteriocin.

Probiotics Antimicrob Proteins 6 , 95-104, (2014)

Bacteriocin B231 produced by Lactobacillus pentosus, isolated from an artisanal raw cow's milk protected designation of origin Portuguese cheese, is a small protein with an apparent relative mass of a...

Glycan complexity dictates microbial resource allocation in the large intestine.

Nat. Commun. 6 , 7481, (2015)

The structure of the human gut microbiota is controlled primarily through the degradation of complex dietary carbohydrates, but the extent to which carbohydrate breakdown products are shared between m...

Chiral separation of D/L-aldoses by micellar electrokinetic chromatography using a chiral derivatization reagent and a phenylboronic acid complex.

Anal. Bioanal. Chem 407 , 6201-6, (2015)

A novel method was developed for D/L-isomeric separation of aldopentoses and aldohexoses as their (S)-(+)-4-(N,N-dimethylaminosulfonyl)-7-(3-aminopyrrolidin-1-yl)-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole derivatives usin...