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Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C18H32O16
Molecular Weight 504.4371
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 14 / 14
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of RAFFINOSE

SMILES

[H][C@]2(O[C@]1(CO)O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O)O[C@H](CO[C@H]3O[C@H](CO)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]3O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]2O

InChI

InChIKey=MUPFEKGTMRGPLJ-ZQSKZDJDSA-N
InChI=1S/C18H32O16/c19-1-5-8(22)11(25)13(27)16(31-5)30-3-7-9(23)12(26)14(28)17(32-7)34-18(4-21)15(29)10(24)6(2-20)33-18/h5-17,19-29H,1-4H2/t5-,6-,7-,8+,9-,10-,11+,12+,13-,14-,15+,16+,17-,18+/m1/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C18H32O16
Molecular Weight 504.4371
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 14 / 14
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Raffinose is a dextrorotatory trisaccharide, occurring in cotton seed and in the molasses of beet root, composed of d-galactose, d-glucose, and d-fructose and formed by transfer of d-galactose from UDP-d-galactose to sucrose; many seeds are rich in raffinose. Raffinose can be hydrolyzed to sucrose and galactose by the enzyme α-galactosidase (α-GAL). Humans do not possess the α-GAL enzyme in their small intestine to break down the trisaccharide. Thus bigger amounts of raffinose reach the large intestine, where bacteria of the gut flora perform the break down and produce gases. This may cause flatulence. Due to its indestigibility, raffinose is sometimes used in foods to reduce calories. Legume seeds (peas, beans, lentils) contain 5 to 15 % raffinose in their dry weight. During the production of beet sugar, major amounts of raffinose accumulate in the molasses, which can be used to produce some kinds of brown sugars. Technically, raffinose can be used as a antifreezing agent (freezing medical preparates, cryopreservation). Dietary raffinose has being shown to suppress serum immunoglobulin E response through suppression of Th2-type immune response against oral antigen in the lymphoid organs located in or near the intestine. 4.5% raffinose is an effective osmotic agent. Raffinose has being used experimentally as an osmotic agent for peritoneal dialysis. Raffinose is used in reproductive medicine. The addition of raffinose to media containing glucose improved motility of sperm stored at 3 degrees C for 6 h.

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PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Muscular expressions: profiling genes in complex tissues.
2001
Swelling of capillary endothelial cells and cardiomyocytes in the ischaemic myocardium of artificially arrested canine hearts.
2001
Optimization of alpha-galactosidase production in Streptomyces erythrus.
2001
Effect of sucrose/raffinose mass ratios on the stability of co-lyophilized protein during storage above the Tg.
2001 Apr
Hyperosmolality activates Akt and regulates apoptosis in renal tubular cells.
2001 Aug
Potential of hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers in trauma patients.
2001 Dec
Efficient protoplast regeneration for some homofermentative lactobacilli and pediococci.
2001 Dec
University of Wisconsin solution increases hyperpolarizing mechanisms in response to bradykinin.
2001 Dec
Analysis of the raffinose family oligosaccharide pathway in pea seeds with contrasting carbohydrate composition.
2001 Dec
Effect of perfusion during ischemia on skeletal muscle.
2001 Dec
Purification and characterization of three galactose specific lectins from mulberry seeds (Morus sp.).
2001 Dec
In vitro viability, mitogenicity and clonogenic capacities of periodontal ligament fibroblasts after storage in four media supplemented with growth factors.
2001 Feb
O-raffinose-polymerised haemoglobin. A biochemical and pharmacological profile of an oxygen carrier.
2001 Jan
[Preservation of hepatocytes in UW and HTK solutions with added fluorocarbons].
2001 Jan-Mar
Oxygen carriers ("blood substitutes").
2001 Jul
The CF salt controversy: in vivo observations and therapeutic approaches.
2001 Jul
Fast, nondestructive measurement of frost hardiness in conifer seedlings by VIS+NIR spectroscopy.
2001 Jul
Effects of a p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase inhibitor as an additive to university of wisconsin solution on reperfusion injury in liver transplantation.
2001 Jul 15
Hepatic uptake of solutes from the preservation solution during hypothermic storage: a (1)H NMR study in rat liver.
2001 Jun
Effect of ursodeoxycholate in University of Wisconsin solution on long term preservation of rat livers.
2001 Jun
Fibrinolytic preflush upon liver retrieval from non-heart beating donors to enhance postpreservation viability and energetic recovery upon reperfusion.
2001 Jun 27
Comparative evaluation of Celsior solution versus Viaspan in a pig liver transplantation model.
2001 Jun 27
Three-dimensional morphological analysis of antigen-antibody reaction in hepatic sinusoids preserved in hypothermic UW solution.
2001 Mar
Vitrification of mouse oocytes in ethylene glycol-raffinose solution: effects of preexposure to ethylene glycol or raffinose on oocyte viability.
2001 Mar
Respiratory activity of isolated rat hepatocytes following cold storage and subsequent rewarming: a comparison of sucrose-based and University of Wisconsin solutions.
2001 May
Soy molasses as fermentation substrate for production of butanol using Clostridium beijerinckii BA101.
2001 May
The effects of hemodilution with Hemolink upon hemodynamics and blood flow distribution in anesthetized dogs.
2001 Nov
Ranking of gas-phase acidities and chloride affinities of monosaccharides and linkage specificity in collision-induced decompositions of negative ion electrospray-generated chloride adducts of oligosaccharides.
2001 Nov
Cannulation of the aorta in organ donors with infrarenal aortic pathologies.
2001 Nov
Evaluation of a biochemical test scheme for identifying clinical isolates of Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium.
2001 Nov
Desiccation tolerance of protoplasts isolated from pea embryos.
2001 Nov
Evidence for intraprotein charge transfer during the transport activity of the melibiose permease from Escherichia coli.
2001 Nov 13
Aerobic ischemia by venous systemic O(2) persufflation (VSOP) during cold storage of predamaged livers: molecular impact and physiologic benefit.
2001 Nov-Dec
Kidney preservation with university of Wisconsin and Celsior solution: a prospective multicenter randomized study.
2001 Oct 15
Water sorption/desorption--near IR and calorimetric study of crystalline and amorphous raffinose.
2001 Oct 4
[The domestic processing of the common bean resulted in a reduction in the phytates and tannins antinutritional factors, in the starch content and in the raffinose, stachiose and verbascose flatulence factors].
2001 Sep
Characteristics of an alpha-galactosidase associated with grape flesh.
2001 Sep
Characterization of alpha-galactosidases from germinating soybean seed and their use for hydrolysis of oligosaccharides.
2001 Sep
Cytokine up-regulation in ischaemic/reperfused lungs perfused with University of Wisconsin solution and normal saline.
2001 Sep
Expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 in the cortex of preserved rat kidneys.
2001 Sep
To be or not to be: a question of B-Raf?
2001 Sep
Preservation of metabolic reserves and function after storage of myocytes in hypothermic UW solution.
2001 Sep
Apoptosis versus necrosis during cold storage and rewarming of human renal proximal tubular cells.
2001 Sep 15
Expression and activity of the Hxt7 high-affinity hexose transporter of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
2001 Sep 30
Aft2p, a novel iron-regulated transcription activator that modulates, with Aft1p, intracellular iron use and resistance to oxidative stress in yeast.
2001 Sep 7
[Effect of preservation of the kidney on the long-term function following autotransplantation].
2001 Sep-Oct
Advantages of Celsior solution in graft preservation from non-heart-beating donors in a canine liver transplantation model.
2002 Feb
Improved right heart function after myocardial preservation with 2,3-butanedione 2-monoxime in a porcine model of allogenic heart transplantation.
2002 Jan
Pretransplant rinse of hearts preserved with colloid-free UW solution and more effective heart preservation: studies in a rat abdominal heart transplant model.
2002 Jan 15
Chain Elongation of raffinose in pea seeds. Isolation, characterization, and molecular cloning of mutifunctional enzyme catalyzing the synthesis of stachyose and verbascose.
2002 Jan 4
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Sample Use Guides

Mice: feeding a diet supplemented with 50 g raffinose/kg to BALB/c mice significantly (P<0.05) increased interleukin (IL) 12 secretion from isolated Peyer's patch (PP) cells in vitro compared with feeding control diet.
Route of Administration: Oral
In Vitro Use Guide
Curator's Comment: Raffinose resulted in higher survival rates of frozen-thawed mouse spermatozoa, especially at a concentration of around 0.35 mol/kg H(2)O (0.381-0.412 Osm/kg). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10860623
In stock solution with supplements of 15 mM Mg or a combination of 5 mM Mg and 10 mM raffinose or sucrose, a significantly higher number of oocytes developed into blastocysts with a large number of cells in each blastocyst, and a significantly higher number of living granulosa cells were obtained as compared with stock solutions without any supplements.
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Name Type Language
RAFFINOSE
INCI   MI   WHO-DD  
INCI  
Official Name English
RAFFINOSE [MI]
Common Name English
GOSSYPOSE
Common Name English
NSC-170228
Code English
Raffinose [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
MELITOSE
Common Name English
.BETA.-D-FRUCTOFURANOSYL-O-.ALPHA.-D-GALACTOPYRANOSYL-(1->6)-.ALPHA.-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
Common Name English
MELITRIOSE
Common Name English
RAFFINOSE [INCI]
Common Name English
NSC-2025
Code English
D-RAFFINOSE
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C714
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Code System Code Type Description
NSC
2025
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MERCK INDEX
m9483
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NSC
170228
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PUBCHEM
439242
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CAS
512-69-6
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
208-146-9
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RXCUI
1362905
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DAILYMED
N5O3QU595M
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NCI_THESAURUS
C68475
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FDA UNII
N5O3QU595M
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WIKIPEDIA
RAFFINOSE
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID8041111
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SMS_ID
100000088583
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CHEBI
16634
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