D-(+)-GALACTOSE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

168-170 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:

410.8±45.0 °C(Predicted)

Density 

1.732±0.06 g/cm3(Predicted)

solubility 

H₂O: 100 mg/mL

pka

12.12±0.70(Predicted)

form 

powder

CAS DataBase Reference

10257-28-0(CAS DataBase Reference)

Safety Information

Safety Statements 

24/25

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

LW5490000

F 

3

MSDS

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D-(+)-GALACTOSE Usage And Synthesis

Uses

Diagnostic aid (ultrasound contrast medium).

Definition

A SUGAR found in lactose and many polysaccharides. It is an aldohexose, isomeric with glucose.

Definition

galactose: A simple sugar, C₆H₁₂O₆,stereoisomeric with glucose, that occursnaturally as one of the productsof the enzymic digestion of milksugar (lactose) and as a constituent ofgum arabic.

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