FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
Chemical: lactose
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General Information
Name
lactose
FlyBase ID
FBch0001201
ChEBI Name
lactose
ChEBI ID
PubChem Name
beta-Lactose
PubChem ID
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of lactose
lactose
InChIKey

GUBGYTABKSRVRQ-QKKXKWKRSA-N

Definition (ChEBI)

A glycosylglucose disaccharide, found most notably in milk, that consists of D-galactose and D-glucose fragments bonded through a beta-1->4 glycosidic linkage. The glucose fragment can be in either the alpha- or beta-pyranose form, whereas the galactose fragment can only have the beta-pyranose form.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
Comment
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (40)
Synonyms
(+)-Lactose
(Gal)1 (Glc)1
.beta.-Lactose
.beta.-lactose
1-beta-D-Galactopyranosyl-4-D-glucopyranose
4-(beta-D-Galactosido)-D-glucose
4-(beta-D-galactosido)-D-glucose
4-(beta-d-galactosido)-d-glucose
4-O-beta-D-Galactopyranosyl-D-glucose
4-O-beta-D-Galactopyranosyl-beta-D-glucopyranose
4-O-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-D-glucose
4-o-beta-d-galactopyranosyl-beta-d-glucopyranose
4-o-beta-d-galactopyranosyl-d-glucose
D-(+)-Lactose
D-Glucose, 4-O-beta-D-galactopyranosyl
D-lactose
Galbeta1-4Glc
Laktobiose
Laktose
Milchzucker
Milk sugar
PubChem:6134
beta-D-Gal-(1->4)-D-Glc
beta-D-Galp-(1->4)-D-Glcp
beta-D-Glucopyranose, 4-O-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-
beta-D-Lactose
beta-D-galactopyranosyl-(1->4)-D-glucopyranose
beta-Gal1,4-Glc
beta-Lactose
beta-d-glucopyranose, 4-o-beta-d-galactopyranosyl-
beta-d-lactose
beta-lactose
d-(+)-lactose
d-glucose, 4-o-beta-d-galactopyranosyl
lactobiose
milk sugar
pubchem:6134
Secondary FlyBase IDs
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