Melezitose

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Melezitose
Names
IUPAC name
α-D-Glucopyranosyl α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→3)-β-D-fructofuranoside
Systematic IUPAC name
(2R,2′R,3R,3′R,4S,4′S,5S,5′S,6R,6′R)-2,2′-{[(2S,3S,4R,5R)-4-Hydroxy-2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)oxolane-2,3-diyl]bis(oxy)}bis[6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol]
Other names
Melicitose
Identifiers
3D model (
JSmol
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ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/C18H32O16/c19-1-5-8(23)11(26)13(28)16(30-5)32-15-10(25)7(3-21)33-18(15,4-22)34-17-14(29)12(27)9(24)6(2-20)31-17/h5-17,19-29H,1-4H2/t5-,6-,7-,8-,9-,10-,11+,12+,13-,14-,15+,16-,17-,18+/m1/s1 checkY
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  • InChI=1/C18H32O16/c19-1-5-8(23)11(26)13(28)16(30-5)32-15-10(25)7(3-21)33-18(15,4-22)34-17-14(29)12(27)9(24)6(2-20)31-17/h5-17,19-29H,1-4H2/t5-,6-,7-,8-,9-,10-,11+,12+,13-,14-,15+,16-,17-,18+/m1/s1
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Properties
C18H32O16
Molar mass 504.438 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Melezitose, also spelled melicitose, is a nonreducing

ants and also as a food for bees.[1] This is useful to the aphids as they have a symbiotic relationship with ants. Melezitose can be partially hydrolyzed to glucose and turanose the latter of which is an isomer of sucrose
.

Honeycomb filled with melezitose

References

  1. doi:10.1046/j.0269-8463.2001.00550.x
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