alpha-Lactose

MedChem Express

alpha-Lactose [14641-93-1]

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alpha-Lactose (alpha-D-Lactose) is the major sugar present in milk. Lactose exists in the form of two anomers, alpha and beta. The alpha form normally crystallizes as a monohydrate[1][2].

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