Synonym
Raffinose; Melitose; D-Raffinose; Gossypose; d-(+)-Raffinose; Melitriose;
IUPAC/Chemical Name
(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-2-[[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[(2S,3S,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol
InChi Key
MUPFEKGTMRGPLJ-ZQSKZDJDSA-N
InChi Code
1S/C18H32O16/c19-1-5-8(22)11(25)13(27)16(31-5)30-3-7-9(23)12(26)14(28)17(32-7)34-18(4-21)15(29)10(24)6(2-20)33-18/h5-17,19-29H,1-4H2/t5-,6-,7-,8+,9-,10-,11+,12+,13-,14-,15+,16+,17-,18+/m1/s1
SMILES Code
O[C@H]1[C@@H](OC[C@H]2O[C@H](O[C@]3(CO)O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]3O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]2O)O[C@H](CO)[C@H](O)[C@@H]1O
Appearance
To be determined
Purity
>98% (or refer to the Certificate of Analysis)
Shipping Condition
Shipped under ambient temperature as non-hazardous chemical. This product is stable enough for a few weeks during ordinary shipping and time spent in Customs.
Storage Condition
Dry, dark and at 0 -4 C for short term (days to weeks) or -20 C for long term(months to years).
Solubility
To be determined
Shelf Life
>2 years if stored properly
Drug Formulation
To be determined
Stock Solution Storage
0 - 4 C for short term (days to weeks), or -20 C for long term (months).
HS Tariff Code
2934.99.9001
Preparing Stock Solutions
The following data is based on the
product
molecular weight
504.44
Batch specific molecular weights may vary
from batch to batch
due to the degree of hydration, which will
affect the solvent
volumes required to prepare stock solutions.
| Concentration / Solvent Volume / Mass |
1 mg |
5 mg |
10 mg |
| 1 mM |
1.15 mL |
5.76 mL |
11.51 mL |
| 5 mM |
0.23 mL |
1.15 mL |
2.3 mL |
| 10 mM |
0.12 mL |
0.58 mL |
1.15 mL |
| 50 mM |
0.02 mL |
0.12 mL |
0.23 mL |
1: Ham SY, Kim HS, Cha E, Lim T, Byun Y, Park HD. Raffinose Inhibits Streptococcus mutans Biofilm Formation by Targeting Glucosyltransferase. Microbiol Spectr. 2022 Jun 29;10(3):e0207621. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.02076-21. Epub 2022 May 16. PMID: 35575506; PMCID: PMC9241737.
2: Tian C, Yang J, Zeng Y, Zhang T, Zhou Y, Men Y, You C, Zhu Y, Sun Y. Biosynthesis of Raffinose and Stachyose from Sucrose via an In Vitro Multienzyme System. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2019 Jan 9;85(2):e02306-18. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02306-18. PMID: 30389762; PMCID: PMC6328760.
3: Li T, Zhao T. Analysis of Raffinose Metabolism-Related Sugar Components in Seeds. Methods Mol Biol. 2024;2830:73-80. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3965-8_7. PMID: 38977569.
4: Lijina P, Gnanesh Kumar BS. Discrimination of raffinose and planteose based on porous graphitic carbon chromatography in combination with mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2023 May 30;1224:123758. doi: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2023.123758. Epub 2023 May 19. PMID: 37245448.
5: Kim HS, Cha E, Kim Y, Jeon YH, Olson BH, Byun Y, Park HD. Raffinose, a plant galactoside, inhibits Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation via binding to LecA and decreasing cellular cyclic diguanylate levels. Sci Rep. 2016 May 4;6:25318. doi: 10.1038/srep25318. PMID: 27141909; PMCID: PMC4855137.
6: Fu H, Zhao Y, Huang J, Luo Y, Wei Z, Yu B, Wen F. Reduced glutathione and raffinose lengthens postharvest storage of cassava root tubers by improving antioxidant capacity and antibiosis. BMC Plant Biol. 2023 Oct 9;23(1):475. doi: 10.1186/s12870-023-04466-7. PMID: 37807058; PMCID: PMC10561434.
7: Balusa P , Bommu S , Murugesan S . Effect of betaine and raffinose in cryopreservation medium on fertility in Kadaknath Chicken. Cryo Letters. 2022 Sep-Oct;43(5):283-288. PMID: 36626133.
