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I3754

Sigma-Aldrich

Inulin from dahlia tubers

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Linear Formula:
(C6H10O5)n
CAS Number:
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.25

biological source

dahlia tuber

Quality Level

form

powder

mol wt

Mr ~5000

color

white

mp

158 to 165 °C

solubility

water: 100 mg/mL, clear to hazy, colorless

SMILES string

OC[C@H]1O[C@](O)(CO)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O.OC[C@H]2OC(O[C@]3(CO)O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]3O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]2O

InChI

1S/C12H22O11.C6H12O6/c13-1-4-6(16)8(18)9(19)11(21-4)23-12(3-15)10(20)7(17)5(2-14)22-12;7-1-3-4(9)5(10)6(11,2-8)12-3/h4-11,13-20H,1-3H2;3-5,7-11H,1-2H2/t4-,5-,6-,7-,8+,9-,10+,11?,12+;3-,4-,5+,6-/m11/s1

InChI key

TUULCWHRUVPVEB-UGWHTDGHSA-N

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Shiu-Ming Kuo
Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.), 4(1), 16-28 (2013-01-16)
Fiber intake is critical for optimal health. This review covers the anti-inflammatory roles of fibers using results from human epidemiological observations, clinical trials, and animal studies. Fiber has body weight-related anti-inflammatory activity. With its lower energy density, a diet high
Rebeca Cerezuela et al.
Fish & shellfish immunology, 34(3), 843-848 (2013-01-16)
The present work describes effects of dietary inulin, two microalgae (Tetraselmis chuii and Phaeodactylum tricornutum) and Bacillus subtilis (solely or combined with inulin or microalgae) on the expression of different genes in the intestine of the gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.)
Jeroen van Arkel et al.
Carbohydrate polymers, 93(1), 48-56 (2013-03-08)
Fructan, a fructose polymer, is produced by many bacteria and plants. Fructan is used as carbohydrate reserve, and in bacteria also as protective outside layer. Chicory is a commercial fructan producing crop. The disadvantage of this crop is its fructan
Alison N Beloshapka et al.
FEMS microbiology ecology, 84(3), 532-541 (2013-01-31)
Our objective was to determine the effects of feeding raw meat-based diets with or without inulin or yeast cell wall extract (YCW) on fecal microbial communities of dogs using 454 pyrosequencing. Six healthy female adult beagles (5.5 ± 0.5 years; 8.5 ± 0.5 kg) were randomly
Nathan Crook et al.
Cell host & microbe, 25(4), 499-512 (2019-03-31)
Probiotics are living microorganisms that are increasingly used as gastrointestinal therapeutics by virtue of their innate or engineered genetic function. Unlike abiotic therapeutics, probiotics can replicate in their intended site, subjecting their genomes and therapeutic properties to natural selection. We exposed

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