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Substance Name: Maltose [JAN:NF]
RN: 69-79-4
UNII: 66Y63L379N
InChIKey: GUBGYTABKSRVRQ-QUYVBRFLSA-N

Note

  • A dextrodisaccharide from malt and starch. It is used as a sweetening agent and fermentable intermediate in brewing. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)

Molecular Formula

  • C12-H22-O11

Molecular Weight

  • 342.295
 

Classification Codes

  • Drug / Therapeutic Agent
  • Flavoring Agents
  • Food Additives
  • Human Data
  • Natural Product
  • Reproductive Effect
  • Sweetening Agents
  • Tumor Data
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Names and Synonyms

Name of Substance

  • 4-O-alpha-D-Glucopyranosyl-D-glucose
  • D-Glucose, 4-O-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-
  • Maltose
  • Maltose [JAN:NF]

MeSH Heading

  • Maltose

Synonyms

  • 4-(alpha-D-Glucopyranosido)-alpha-glucopyranose
  • 4-(alpha-D-Glucosido)-D-glucose
  • 4-O-alpha-D-Glucopyranosyl-beta-D-glucopyranose
  • 4-O-alpha-D-Glucopyranosyl-D-glucose
  • 5-17-07-00189 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
  • Advanctose 100
  • AI3-09089
  • BRN 0093798
  • Cextromaltose
  • D-(+)-Maltose
  • D-Maltose
  • EINECS 200-716-5
  • Finetose
  • Finetose F
  • Malt sugar
  • Maltobiose
  • Maltodiose
  • Maltose
  • Sunmalt
  • Sunmalt S
  • UNII-66Y63L379N

Systematic Names

  • 4-O-alpha-D-Glucopyranosyl-D-glucose
  • D-Glucose, 4-O-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-
  • Maltose
  • Maltose, pure

Superlist Names

  • D-Glucose, 4-O-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-
  • Maltose

Registry Numbers

CAS Registry Number

  • 69-79-4

FDA UNII

  • 66Y63L379N

Other Registry Numbers

  • 1083048-13-8
  • 47297-42-7
  • 73824-72-3
  • 77072-48-1

System Generated Number

  • 0000069794

Structure Descriptors

InChI

1S/C12H22O11/c13-1-3-5(15)6(16)9(19)12(22-3)23-10-4(2-14)21-11(20)8(18)7(10)17/h3-20H,1-2H2/t3-,4-,5-,6+,7-,8-,9-,10-,11-,12-/m1/s1

InChIKey

GUBGYTABKSRVRQ-QUYVBRFLSA-N

Smiles

O([C@@H]1[C@H](O[C@@H](O)[C@@H]([C@H]1O)O)CO)[C@H]1O[C@@H]([C@@H](O)[C@@H]([C@H]1O)O)CO

Toxicity

Organism Test Type Route Reported Dose (Normalized Dose) Effect Source
mouse LD50 intraperitoneal 29100mg/kg (29100mg/kg)   Drugs in Japan Vol. -, Pg. 1139, 1990.
mouse LD50 intravenous 26800mg/kg (26800mg/kg) LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: DYSPNEA

BEHAVIORAL: CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD

SENSE ORGANS AND SPECIAL SENSES: OTHER: EYE		 Yakuri to Chiryo. Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Vol. 7, Pg. 53, 1979.
mouse LD50 oral > 44gm/kg (44000mg/kg)   Drugs in Japan Vol. -, Pg. 1139, 1990.
mouse LD50 subcutaneous 38600mg/kg (38600mg/kg) BEHAVIORAL: TREMOR

BEHAVIORAL: CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD		 Yakuri to Chiryo. Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Vol. 7, Pg. 53, 1979.
rabbit LD50 intravenous 25200mg/kg (25200mg/kg) BEHAVIORAL: CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD

BEHAVIORAL: SOMNOLENCE (GENERAL DEPRESSED ACTIVITY)

LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION		 Oyo Yakuri. Pharmacometrics. Vol. 6, Pg. 541, 1972.
rat LD subcutaneous > 26700mg/kg (26700mg/kg) BEHAVIORAL: EXCITEMENT Oyo Yakuri. Pharmacometrics. Vol. 6, Pg. 251, 1972.
rat LD50 intraperitoneal 30600mg/kg (30600mg/kg) BEHAVIORAL: CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD

BEHAVIORAL: ALTERED SLEEP TIME (INCLUDING CHANGE IN RIGHTING REFLEX)

LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: DYSPNEA		 Oyo Yakuri. Pharmacometrics. Vol. 6, Pg. 251, 1972.
rat LD50 intravenous 15300mg/kg (15300mg/kg) BEHAVIORAL: CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD

BEHAVIORAL: ALTERED SLEEP TIME (INCLUDING CHANGE IN RIGHTING REFLEX)

LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: DYSPNEA		 Oyo Yakuri. Pharmacometrics. Vol. 6, Pg. 251, 1972.
rat LD50 oral 34800mg/kg (34800mg/kg) GASTROINTESTINAL: "HYPERMOTILITY, DIARRHEA"

LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION		 Yakuri to Chiryo. Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Vol. 7, Pg. 53, 1979.
women TDLo oral 100mg/kg/2D-I (100mg/kg)   Annals of Internal Medicine. Vol. 118, Pg. 526, 1993.
women TDLo oral 100mg/kg/2D-I (100mg/kg) BLOOD: "CHANGES IN SERUM COMPOSITION (E.G., TP, BILIRUBIN, CHOLESTEROL)" Annals of Internal Medicine. Vol. 118, Pg. 526, 1993.

Physical Properties

Physical Property Value Units Temp (deg C) Source
Melting Point 102-103 deg C   EXP
log P (octanol-water) -5.030 (none)   EST
Water Solubility 7.80E+05 mg/L 20 EXP
Vapor Pressure 8.09E-17 mm Hg 25 EST
Henry's Law Constant 3.40E-19 atm-m3/mole 25 EST
Atmospheric OH Rate Constant 1.54E-10 cm3/molecule-sec 25 EST

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