Sucrose formula

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You may be surprised to learn that sugar is a plant product. In fact, all green plants create sugar during photosynthesis. Sugar cane and sugar beets are the most efficient sugar plants. When you talk about ‌Despite their differences, sucrose and All About Sugar Every sugar is categorized as either a monosaccharide or disaccharide. A monosaccharide is a simple sugar molecule. It is the smallest building block of all sugars. There are three types of monosaccharides: glucose, fructose, and Two bonded monosaccharides create a disaccharide. There are also three types of disaccharides: sucrose, lactose, and maltose. The type of disaccharide is often identifiable by its source. This could be lactose in dairy products or maltose in grains. Many common disaccharides contain glucose, primarily sucrose and lactose. When your body processes All About Fructose Fructose is a monosaccharide that is commonly known as fruit sugar. Fructose naturally occurs in fruits, vegetables, honey, sugar cane, and sugar beets. It’s around 1.5 times sweeter than typical table sugar. ‌ Your body processes fructose differently than it does other sugars. Fructose is metabolized in your liver and converted into energy. This means that your body doesn’t need insulin to process ‌ All About Sucrose Sucrose is a disaccharide made of glucose and fructose. It’s commonly known as “table sugar” but it can be found naturally in fruits, vegetables, and nuts. However, it’s also produced commercially from sugar cane a...

Disaccharide Definition A disaccharide, also called a double sugar, is a molecule formed by two monosaccharides, or simple sugars. Three common disaccharides are sucrose, maltose, and lactose. They have 12 carbon atoms, and their chemical formula is C 12H 22O 11. Other, less common disaccharides include lactulose, trehalose, and cellobiose. Disaccharides are formed through dehydration reactions in which a total of one water molecule is removed from the two monosaccharides. Functions of Disaccharides Disaccharides are carbohydrates found in many foods and are often added as sweeteners. Sucrose, for example, is table sugar, and it is the most common disaccharide that humans eat. It is also found in other foods like beetroot. When disaccharides like sucrose are digested, they are broken down into their simple sugars and used for energy. Lactose is found in breast milk and provides nutrition for infants. Maltose is a sweetener that is often found in chocolates and other candies. Plants store energy in the form of disaccharides like sucrose and it is also used for transporting nutrients in the phloem. Since it is an energy storage source, many plants such as sugar cane are high in sucrose. Trehalose is used for transport in some algae and fungi. Plants also store energy in polysaccharides, which are many monosaccharides put together. Starch is the most common polysaccharide used for storage in plants, and it is broken down into maltose. Plants also use disaccharides to transpor...

Sucrose and trehalose are key ingredients in the formulation and stabilization of biotherapeutics. Their utility and function is driven by their unique chemical and physical properties, especially in aqueous solutions which are summarized in this chapter. There are commonalities as well as differences in these properties that arise from their conformation, H-bonding characteristics, water-binding ability, glass transition temperatures, polymorphic behavior, solubility , chemical stability etc. Both sugars are well suited to provide solution-state stabilization, as well as cryo- and lyo -protection, for therapeutic proteins as excipients in the formulations. Compendial monographs are available for both sugars, and the safety and tolerability have been well documented. Although the final assessment is dependent on the individual biotherapeutic, experience suggests that sucrose can generally be considered as suitable in most cases, unless constrained by a low-pH formulation . Keywords • Sucrose • Trehalose • Stabilizers • Biopharmaceuticals • Excipients • Peric-Hassler L, et al. Conformational properties of glucose-based disaccharides investigated using molecular dynamics simulations with local elevation umbrella sampling. Carbohydr Res. 2010;345(12):1781–801. • Winther LR, Qvist J, Halle B. Hydration and mobility of trehalose in aqueous solution. J Phys Chem B. 2012;116(30):9196–207. • Lerbret A, et al. How homogeneous are the trehalose, maltose, and sucrose water solutions?...