47740

D-(−)-Fructose

≥99.0% (HPLC), suitable for microbiology

• Synonym(s): D-Levulose, Fruit sugar
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₆H₁₂O₆
• CAS Number: 57-48-7
• Molecular Weight: 180.16
• UNSPSC Code: 41106212
• NACRES: NA.85
• PubChem Substance ID: 329757340
• EC Number: 200-333-3
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1239004
• MDL number: MFCD00148910

Properties

• Quality Segment: 200
• assay: ≥99.0% (HPLC)
• form: powder
• optical activity: [α]20/D −92±2°, 1 hr, c = 10% in H₂O
• ign. residue: ≤0.1% (as SO₄)
• loss: ≤0.1% loss on drying, 20 °C (HV)
• mp: 119-122 °C (dec.) (lit.)
• solubility: H₂O: 0.1 g/mL, clear, colorless
• anion traces: chloride (Cl^-): ≤50 mg/kg, sulfate (SO₄^2-): ≤50 mg/kg
• cation traces: As: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Ca: ≤10 mg/kg, Cd: ≤5 mg/kg, Co: ≤5 mg/kg, Cr: ≤5 mg/kg, Cu: ≤5 mg/kg, Fe: ≤5 mg/kg, K: ≤50 mg/kg, Mg: ≤5 mg/kg, Mn: ≤5 mg/kg, Na: ≤50 mg/kg, Ni: ≤5 mg/kg, Pb: ≤5 mg/kg, Zn: ≤5 mg/kg
• application(s): microbiology
• 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

Description

General description

D-Fructose (fruit sugar) is a reducing sugar. In fruits it is a very important sugar component, and mostly exists in free form in plants and often together with sucrose and D-glucose. It is a component of polysaccharide inulin and also a component of di-, tri- and oligo-saccharides.

Biochem/physiol Actions

D-Fructose is an important monosaccharide used in a wide range of applications. D-fructose is used in carbohydrate research, in organic and bioorganic synthesis; as a model compound; as a reference material, as an enzyme substrate and as a nutrient medium.

It can be produced by separation from glucose and by hydrolysis (inversion) of sucrose.1 It also possess metabolic and endocrine impact that shows that increased consumption of fructose is a contributing factor in the development of obesity and the accompanying metabolic abnormalities observed in the insulin resistance syndrome.

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)