Sucrose

A nonreducing disaccharide composed of GLUCOSE and FRUCTOSE linked via their anomeric carbons. It is obtained commercially from SUGARCANE, sugar beet (BETA VULGARIS), and other plants and used extensively as a food and a sweetener.

Also Known As:

Saccharose; alpha-D-Glucopyranoside, beta-D-fructofuranosyl

Pharmalogical Action Categories:

Sweetening Agents

Carbohydrates: 22516
- Polysaccharides: 15996
  - Oligosaccharides: 3677
    - Disaccharides: 1009
      - Sucrose: 7348
- Sugars: 11486
  - Disaccharides: 1009
    - Sucrose: 7348

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Disease

Drug/Important Bio-Agent (IBA)