| Term Name: | lactose |
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| Synonyms: | (+)-lactose, (Gal)1 (Glc)1, 1-beta-D-Galactopyranosyl-4-D-glucopyranose, 4-(beta-D-galactosido)-D-glucose, 4-O-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-D-glucose, beta-D-Gal-(1->4)-D-Glc, beta-D-galactopyranosyl-(1->4)-D-glucopyranose, beta-D-Galp-(1->4)-D-Glcp, beta-Gal1,4-Glc, D-lactose, Galbeta1-4Glc, Lac, lactobiose, lactose, Laktobiose, Laktose, Milchzucker, Milk sugar |
| Definition: | A glycosylglucose disaccharide, found most notably in milk, that consists of D-galactose and D-glucose fragments bonded through a β-1→4 glycosidic linkage. The glucose fragment can be in either the α- or β-pyranose form, whereas the galactose fragment can only have the β-pyranose form. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:17716] ( EBI ) |