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D-(−)-Fructose

≥99% (HPLC), BioReagent, suitable for cell culture, suitable for insect cell culture

Synonym(s):

D-Levulose, Fruit sugar

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H12O6
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
180.16
Beilstein:
1239004
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21

biological source

corn

Quality Level

product line

BioReagent

Assay

≥99% (HPLC)

form

powder

optical activity

[α]25/D -91.3 to -87.7 °, c = 5% (w/v) in water

technique(s)

cell culture | insect: suitable
cell culture | mammalian: suitable

impurities

≤0.05% Glucose (enzymatic)

color

colorless

useful pH range

5.0-7.0 (25 °C, 18 g/L)

mp

119-122 °C (dec.) (lit.)

solubility

790 g/L at 20 °C

SMILES string

OC[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)C(=O)CO

InChI

1S/C6H12O6/c7-1-3(9)5(11)6(12)4(10)2-8/h3,5-9,11-12H,1-2H2/t3-,5-,6-/m1/s1

InChI key

BJHIKXHVCXFQLS-UYFOZJQFSA-N

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General description

Fructose is a monosaccharide. It is present in fruits and vegetables. Fructose is the major carbohydrate in the diet. It binds with glucose to form sucrose. Excessive intake of fructose is associated with obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Application

D-(-)-Fructose has been used for metabolite determination. It has also been used as a component of cultural media.

Other Notes

To gain a comprehensive understanding of our extensive range of Monosaccharides for your research, we encourage you to visit our Carbohydrates Category page.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Comparative metabolic analysis of CHO cell clones obtained through cell engineering, for IgG productivity, growth and cell longevity
Wilkens CA and Gerdtzen ZP
Testing, 10(3), e0119053-e0119053 (2015)
Fructose and cardiometabolic health: what the evidence from sugar-sweetened beverages tells us
Malik VS and Hu FB
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 66(14), 1615-1624 (2015)
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Widespread antibiotic usage in apiculture contributes substantially to the global dissemination of antimicrobial resistance and has the potential to negatively influence bacterial symbionts of honey bees (Apis mellifera). Here, we show that routine antibiotic administration with oxytetracycline selectively increased tetB
Camila A Wilkens et al.
PloS one, 10(3), e0119053-e0119053 (2015-03-15)
Cell engineering has been used to improve animal cells' central carbon metabolism. Due to the central carbon metabolism's inefficiency and limiting input of carbons into the TCA cycle, key reactions belonging to these pathways have been targeted to improve cultures'

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