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L2643

α-Lactose monohydrate

suitable for cell culture, BioReagent

Synonym(s):

β-D-Gal-(1→4)-α-D-Glc, 4-O-β-D-Galactopyranosyl-α-D-glucose, Milk sugar

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C12H22O11 · H2O
CAS Number:
5989-81-1
Molecular Weight:
360.31
NACRES:
NA.75
PubChem Substance ID:
24896320
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
MDL number:
MFCD00150747
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biological source

bovine milk

Quality Level

200

product line

BioReagent

assay

≥99% total lactose basis (GC)

form

powder

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

impurities

≤0.05% Glucose, ≤4% β-lactose

solubility

water: 100 mg/mL, clear, colorless

SMILES string

[H]O[H].OC[C@H]1O[C@@H](O[C@H]2[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)O[C@@H]2CO)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H]1O

InChI

1S/C12H22O11.H2O/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;1H2/t3-,4-,5+,6+,7-,8-,9-,10-,11+,12+;/m1./s1

InChI key

WSVLPVUVIUVCRA-KPKNDVKVSA-N

Application

α-Lactose monohydrate has been used:
  • as a component of fraction B of diluent M1 for dilution of ram semen
  • as a component of Platz diluent variant (PDV) for dilution of bottlenose dolphin semen
  • in the preparation of HyQ PF-Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) disaccharide media for the adaptation of CHO cell lines
  • for the preparation of protein-free chemically defined cell culture medium (PFCDM) for the adaptation of human embryonic kidney 293 (HEK293) cells

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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Lot/Batch Number
0000546536
0000533161
0000546536
0000533161
0000495189

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Articles

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A Thiel et al.
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 125, 528-539 (2019-02-06)
3-NOP (3-nitrooxypropanol) reduces enteric methane formation in ruminants. A series of ADME studies in rats, lactating goats and beef cattle was performed. 3-NOP was entirely absorbed from the GIT of rats: approximately 75% of the administered 3-NOP was eliminated as
T R Robeck et al.
Biology of reproduction, 70(5), 1340-1348 (2004-01-09)
Research was conducted to develop an effective method for cryopreserving bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) semen processed immediately after collection or after 24-h liquid storage. In each of two experiments, four ejaculates were collected from three males. In experiment 1, three
L Anel et al.
Theriogenology, 60(7), 1293-1308 (2003-09-27)
Glycerol has been the most widely used cryopreservation agent for spermatozoa and a wide range of factors affect its action on sperm viability and fertilizing capacity. We tested three methods for freezing ram semen packed in 0.25 ml straws (final
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Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
L2643-500G04061833950289
L2643-5KG04061833950296