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P8043

D-Psicose

≥95% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

(3R,4R,5R)-1,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexan-2-one, D-ribo-2-Hexulose

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H12O6
CAS Number:
551-68-8
Molecular Weight:
180.16
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
24898906
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
EC Number:
208-999-7
MDL number:
MFCD00083478

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Product Name

D-Psicose, ≥95% (HPLC)

InChI key

BJHIKXHVCXFQLS-LFRDXLMFSA-N

InChI

1S/C6H12O6/c7-1-3(9)5(11)6(12)4(10)2-8/h3,5-9,11-12H,1-2H2/t3-,5+,6-/m0/s1

SMILES string

OC[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)C(=O)CO

biological source

synthetic (organic)

assay

≥95% (HPLC)

form

solid

impurities

≤25% water (Karl Fischer)

solubility

water: 100 mg/mL, clear, colorless to faintly yellow

storage temp.

2-8°C

Quality Level

200

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Application

D-Psicose has been used in a study to assess the bioconversion of D-fructose to D-allose. It has also been used in a study that investigated the characteristics and antioxidant activity of maillard reaction products.

General description

D-Psicose protects and preserves pancreatic β-islets through the maintenance of hyperglycemia and by the prevention of fat accumulation in Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty rats.

Other Notes

Mixed anomers
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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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SLCF0257
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Noriko Hayashi et al.
Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry, 74(3), 510-519 (2010-03-09)
This clinical study was conducted to investigate the safety and effect of D-psicose on postprandial blood glucose levels in adult men and women, including borderline diabetes patients. A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled crossover experiment of single ingestion was conducted on 26
Young-Mee Chung et al.
Journal of food science, 77(2), H53-H58 (2012-02-22)
D-Psicose, a C-3 epimer of D-fructose, has shown promise in reducing body fat accumulation in normal rats and plasma glucose level in genetic diabetic mice. Effects of D-psicose on diet-induced obesity are not clearly elucidated, and we investigated food intake
Min-Yu Chung et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 60(4), 863-869 (2012-01-10)
Diabetes is an emerging health problem worldwide. The incidence of type 2 diabetes has dramatically increased and is expected to increase more rapidly in the future. Most patients with type 2 diabetes suffer from obesity and diabetes-related complications, including cardiovascular
Yan Zeng et al.
Journal of food science, 76(3), C398-C403 (2011-05-04)
D-Psicose, an epimer of D-fructose isomerized at C-3 position, is a rare ketohexose that is thought to be beneficial for obese people and diabetic patients as a noncaloric sweetener. In the present study, model Maillard reaction products were obtained from
Zhengliang Qi et al.
Microbial cell factories, 16(1), 193-193 (2017-11-11)
D-Tagatose 3-epimerase epimerizes D-fructose to yield D-psicose, which is a rare sugar that exists in small quantities in nature and is difficult to synthesize chemically. We aim to explore potential industrial biocatalysts for commercial-scale manufacture of this rare sugar. A
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