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Preferred term

Sucrose  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

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Entry terms

  • 57-50-1
  • alpha-D-Glucopyranoside, beta-D-fructofuranosyl
  • Saccharose

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  • French

  • 57-50-1
  • alpha-D-Glucopyranoside, beta-D-fructofuranosyl
  • Sucrose

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-FR7XDS8C-0

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