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Isomalt

United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

6-O-α-D-Glucopyranosyl-D-glucitol mixed with 1-O-α-D-glucopyranosyl-D-mannitol

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C12H24O11
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
344.31
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

isomalt

manufacturer/tradename

USP

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

InChI

1S/C12H24O11/c13-1-4(15)7(17)8(18)5(16)3-22-12-11(21)10(20)9(19)6(2-14)23-12/h4-21H,1-3H2/t4?,5-,6-,7-,8-,9-,10+,11-,12+/m1/s1

InChI key

SERLAGPUMNYUCK-BLEZHGCXSA-N

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General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Application

Isomalt USP reference standard, intended for use in specified quality tests and assays as specified in the USP compendia.

Analysis Note

These products are for test and assay use only. They are not meant for administration to humans or animals and cannot be used to diagnose, treat, or cure diseases of any kind.  ​

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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David M Storey et al.
The British journal of nutrition, 87(4), 291-297 (2002-06-18)
Sugar-free confectionery products containing the low-energy, non-cariogenic sweetener isomalt are widely available in the market place and increasingly aimed at children. However, over-consumption of such products may lead to gastrointestinal symptoms and/or osmotic diarrhoea. Little is known about the gastrointestinal
U Isik et al.
Journal of dairy science, 94(4), 1647-1656 (2011-03-24)
The objective of this study was to produce a frozen yogurt containing low fat and no added sugar. Samples containing 5% polydextrose, 0.065% aspartame and acesulfame-K mixture, and different levels of inulin and isomalt (5.0, 6.5, and 8.0%) were produced
Gerad K Bolhuis et al.
Drug development and industrial pharmacy, 35(6), 671-677 (2009-03-11)
Although polyols are frequently used as tablet excipients in lozenges, chewing tablets, and orodisperse tablets, special directly compressible (DC) forms are recommended as filler-binder in common disintegrating tablets. In this article, DC types of isomalt, lactitol, mannitol, sorbitol and xylitol
A Lee et al.
European journal of clinical nutrition, 56(8), 755-764 (2002-07-18)
To determine the gastrointestinal responses of children and adults following consumption of sucrose, isomalt and lycasin HBC and to compare these at two different dose levels in adults. Both studies were randomised, double-blind, cross-over designs. Fifty-one children aged 6-9 y
Jitka Muzíková et al.
Ceska a Slovenska farmacie : casopis Ceske farmaceuticke spolecnosti a Slovenske farmaceuticke spolecnosti, 60(1), 11-16 (2011-06-09)
The paper compares the compressibility of two directly compressible isomalts, galenIQ 720 and galenIQ721, using the energy evaluation of the compaction process by means of the force--displacement profiles. It evaluates the energies for friction, energies accumulated by the tablet, energy

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