Lactose Ring Structure Molecule Model
SKU: 68799W
Lactose, or milk sugar, is a disaccharide composed of glucose & galactose found mainly in the milk of lactating female eutherian mammalians. You can build glucose (β-D-glucose) & galactose (β-D-galactose) models separately for comparison & note that they are carbon 4 epimers.
Combine them so that the β(1→4) glycosidic bond connects anomeric carbon 1 of β-D-galactose to the hydroxyl group on carbon 4 of the β-D-glucose to form β-D-lactose. This structure results in a relatively linear arrangement of the two monosacharride sub-units as shown also in a stand Haworth projection.
Lactose is the principal carbohydrate in mammalian milk. Aside from being an essential energy source in infants it also facilitates the uptake of calcium and other minerals necessary for bone development. It has a further advantage of promoting fewer cavities in teeth than other sugars such as sucrose, glucose, and fructose.
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