Methyl cellulose is a chemical compound derived from cellulose. It is a hydrophilic white powder in pure form and dissolves in cold (but not in hot) water, forming a clear viscous solution or gel. It is used as a thickener and emulsifier in various food and cosmetic products. It is not digestible,…

Pullulan, edible plastic excellent in adhesivenss and film formability. Pullulan is a natural neutral polysaccharide produced from starch by cultivating a black yeast. Pullulan has been used in a study to assess bone tissue engineering. It has also been used in a study that investigated anti-fog applications.

DEAE-Dextran, a polycationic diethylaminoethyl ether of dextran is a stabilizing molecule and transfection reagent. The diethylaminoethyl groups are linked to glucose residues by ether linkages. DEAE-Dextran is used in the development of sustained release protein delivery and nucleic acid…

Sorbose is a ketose belonging to the group of sugars known as monosaccharides. It has a sweetness that is equivalent to sucrose. The commercial production of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) often begins with sorbose. L-Sorbose is used as a starting reagent for the commercial biosynthesis of ascorbic…

D-(+)-Maltose Monohydrate is an α(1→4) linked disaccharide of D-glucose. D-(+)-Maltose Monohydrate is used as a substrate for α-glucosidase. It is also used as a substrate for the identification, differentiation and characterization of enzymes such as maltase(s); maltose…

Tragacanth is a polysaccharide mixture containing tragacanthin and bassorin. It is a natural gum obtained from the dried sap of several species of Middle Eastern legumes of the genus Astragalus, including A. adscendens, A. gummifer, A. brachycalyx, and A. tragacanthus. Tragacanth is used in…

N-Acetyl-D-galactosamine(GalNAc), an aminosugar, is a component of many O-linked and N-linked glycan structures. Intial O-linked sugar to many serine and threonine residues in protein glycosylations.

Raffinose family of oligosaccharides (RFOs) are alpha-galactosyl derivatives of sucrose, and the most common are the trisaccharide raffinose. It composed of galactose, fructose, and glucose. Raffinose is hydrolysed to D-galactose and sucrose by D-galactosidase.

Erlose is used in studies on dietary preference and utilization of trisose sugars from aphid honeydew by various insects, such as honey bees and ants. Erlose may be used as a reference compound in assays that analyze the sugars of foods such as royal jelly and honey.

Trehalose is a natural alpha-linked non–reducing disaccharide formed by an α,α-1,1-glucoside bond between two α-glucose units which yields 2 moles of D-glucose upon acid hydrolysis. Has 90% of the calorific content of sucrose. Inhibits polyglutamine-mediated protein…

Polysucrose is water-soluble, nontoxic, resistant to intestinal enzymes, spherical and can be produced with a molecular weight distribution that relates to the size of many normal food proteins. It is a nonionic synthetic polymer of sucrose. Polysucrose 400 is used for cell separation and…

N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine (D-GlcNAc) is a derivitized glucose monomer found in polymers of bacterial cell walls, chitin, hyaluronic acids and various glycans. Used to identify, differentiate and characterize N-acetyl-β-D-hexoaminidase(s).

Supplementation of cell culture media with glucosamine hydrochloride may enhance N-glycosylation of secreted proteins and affect differentiation of cell lines such as chondocytes and stem cells. Glucosamine, an amino sugar, is the precursor of the hexosamine biosynthetic pathway leading to the…