Product name:Lactobionic acid
CAS:96-82-2
Molecular Formula:C12H22O12
Formula Weight:358.3
Specification:5g
Description:
Lactobionic acid, 4-O-β-galactopyranosyl-D-gluconic acid, is a disaccharide formed from gluconic acid and galactose. The carboxylate anion of lactobionic acid is known as lactobionate.
As a sugar acid, lactobionic acid can form salts with mineral cations such as calcium, potassium, sodium and zinc. Calcium lactobionate is a food additive used as a stabilizer. Potassium lactibionate is added to organ preservation solutions.
Lactobionic acid is also used in the cosmetics industry as an antioxidant, and in the pharmaceutical industry as a salt form; for example, the antibiotic erythromycin is used as the salt erythromycin lactobionate when intravenously delivered.