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Lactulose for peak identification

European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard

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Synonym(s):
Lactulose, 4-O-β-D-Galactopyranosyl-D-fructofuranose, 4-O-β-D-Galactopyranosyl-D-fructose
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C12H22O11
CAS Number:
4618-18-2
Molecular Weight:
342.30
Beilstein:
93773
MDL number:
MFCD00151469
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329831465
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

lactulose

manufacturer/tradename

EDQM

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

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

InChI

1S/C12H22O11/c13-1-4-6(16)7(17)8(18)11(21-4)22-9-5(2-14)23-12(20,3-15)10(9)19/h4-11,13-20H,1-3H2/t4-,5-,6+,7+,8-,9-,10+,11+,12+/m1/s1

InChI key

JCQLYHFGKNRPGE-WJONTELPSA-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

Lactulose for peak identification EP Reference standard, intended for use in laboratory tests only as specifically prescribed in the European Pharmacopoeia.

Packaging

The product is delivered as supplied by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. For the current unit quantity, please visit the EDQM reference substance catalogue.

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Regulatory Information

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Amit Maydeo
Journal of the Indian Medical Association, 108(11), 789-792 (2011-04-23)
Constipation is a common problem for adults and paediatric patients and can generate considerable suffering for patients due to both the unpleasant physical symptoms and psychological preoccupations that can arise. Since disaccharide sugar is widely prescribed osmotic laxative in India
He Wang et al.
Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 97(14), 6167-6180 (2013-06-19)
Lactulose, a synthetic ketose disaccharide, has been widely used in food and pharmaceutical industries as prebiotic food additives and drugs against constipation and hepatic encephalopathy. Lactulose has, so far, been produced chemically using lactose on a commercial scale. The key
H Huchzermeyer et al.
Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie, 35(10), 945-955 (1997-11-25)
Lactulose is therapeutically used in hepatic encephalopathy, constipation, and salmonellosis. This semisynthetic disaccharide is neither metabolized nor absorbed in the normal small intestines. Comparable to plant-polysaccharides lactulose is bacterially fermented in the colon to short chain fatty acids and gases.
[The lactulose challenge--history and future of a drug].
C Schumann
Zeitschrift fur arztliche Fortbildung, 88(5-6), 403-411 (1994-06-01)
M R Clausen et al.
Drugs, 53(6), 930-942 (1997-06-01)
Lactulose is one of the most frequently utilised agents in the treatment of constipation and hepatic encephalopathy because of its efficacy and good safety profile. The key to understanding the possible modes of action by which lactulose achieves its therapeutic
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