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Sucralose

United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

1,6-Dichloro-1,6-dideoxy-β-D-fructofuranosyl-4-chloro-4-deoxy-α-D-galactopyranoside, E955, Trichlorosucrose

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C12H19Cl3O8
CAS Number:
56038-13-2
Molecular Weight:
397.63
Beilstein:
3654410
MDL number:
MFCD03648615
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329751159
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

sucralose

manufacturer/tradename

USP

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

OC[C@H]1O[C@H](O[C@]2(CCl)O[C@H](CCl)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]2O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H]1Cl

InChI

1S/C12H19Cl3O8/c13-1-4-7(17)10(20)12(3-14,22-4)23-11-9(19)8(18)6(15)5(2-16)21-11/h4-11,16-20H,1-3H2/t4-,5-,6+,7-,8+,9-,10+,11-,12+/m1/s1

InChI key

BAQAVOSOZGMPRM-QBMZZYIRSA-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

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

Biochem/physiol Actions

A synthetic sweet tastant detectable by humans. Activates T1R2/T1R3 sweet taste receptors on enteroendocrine cells and elicits increased hormonal secretion of glucagon-like peptide-1 and glucose-dependent insulinotrophic peptide.

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.

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Sucralose--an overview of the toxicity data.
H C Grice et al.
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 38 Suppl 2, S1-S6 (2000-07-07)
V Lee Grotz et al.
Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology : RTP, 55(1), 1-5 (2009-05-26)
Sucralose is a non-nutritive sweetener used in a broad range of foods and beverages and is the non-nutritive sweetener in retail SPLENDA Sweetening Products, composed of sucralose and common food ingredients. A review of the extensive body of evidence that
I Knight
Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology, 72(4), 435-439 (1994-04-01)
Sucralose is a new sweetener discovered during a collaborative research program between Tate & Lyle and Queen Elizabeth College of the University of London. It is made by selective substitution of sucrose hydroxyl groups by chlorine, resulting in a highly
Knut Erik Tollefsen et al.
The Science of the total environment, 438, 510-516 (2012-10-04)
Sucralose (1,6-dichloro-1,6-dideoxy-b-D-fructo-furanosyl 4-chloro-4-deoxy-a-D-galactopyranoside), sold under the trade name Splenda, has been detected in municipal effluents and surface waters in the United States and Europe. The environmental presence of sucralose has led to interest in the possibility of toxic effects in
Susan S Schiffman et al.
Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part B, Critical reviews, 16(7), 399-451 (2013-11-14)
Sucralose is a synthetic organochlorine sweetener (OC) that is a common ingredient in the world's food supply. Sucralose interacts with chemosensors in the alimentary tract that play a role in sweet taste sensation and hormone secretion. In rats, sucralose ingestion
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