Chemical Component Summary

Namebeta-L-galactopyranose
Synonymsbeta-L-galactose; L-galactose; galactose
Identifiers(2S,3S,4R,5S,6S)-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol
FormulaC6 H12 O6
Molecular Weight180.156
TypeL-SACCHARIDE, BETA LINKING
Isomeric SMILESC([C@H]1[C@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O1)O)O)O)O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C6H12O6/c7-1-2-3(8)4(9)5(10)6(11)12-2/h2-11H,1H2/t2-,3+,4+,5-,6-/m0/s1
InChIKeyWQZGKKKJIJFFOK-KGJVWPDLSA-N

Chemical Details

Formal Charge0
Atom Count24
Chiral Atom Count5
Bond Count24
Aromatic Bond Count0

Related Resource References

Resource NameReference
PubChem 6971007
ChEBI CHEBI:37620