T2751

D-(−)-Tagatose

≥98% (HPLC)

• Synonym(s): D-lyxo-2-Hexulose
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₆H₁₂O₆
• CAS Number: 87-81-0
• Molecular Weight: 180.16
• Beilstein: 1724555
• EC Number: 201-772-3
• MDL number: MFCD00134449
• UNSPSC Code: 12352201
• PubChem Substance ID: 24900070
• NACRES: NA.25

Properties

• biological source: synthetic
• Assay: ≥98% (HPLC)
• form: powder or crystals
• optical activity: [α]25/D -6.5 to -5.0 °, c = 1% (w/v) in water
• sweetness: 0.9 × sucrose
• technique(s): HPLC: suitable
• color: white
• solubility: water: 50 mg/mL, clear to very slightly hazy, colorless
• storage temp.: room temp
• 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-PQLUHFTBSA-N

Description

Application

D-(-)-Tagatose has been used as a carbohydrates for fermentation. It has also been used as one of the standards to confirm the identity of majority of the metabolites selected by least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO).

Biochem/physiol Actions

D-Tagatose, a ketohexose acts as a low-calorie functional sweetener. Tagatose can be used as a preservative in cosmetic, detergent and pharmaceutical formulations.Tagatose is also used in diet soft drinks, chewing gum, frozen yogurt and non-fat ice cream.

Potential sugar substitute rarely found in nature. Produced using a biotransformation method with L-arabinose isomerase as the biocatalyst and D-galactose as the substrate.

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.

Safety Information

• 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