CHEBI:6359 - lactulose

ChEBI IDCHEBI:6359
ChEBI Namelactulose
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DefinitionA synthetic galactosylfructose disaccharide used in the treatment of constipation and hepatic encephalopathy.
Secondary ChEBI IDCHEBI:302765
Last Modified3 April 2025
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FormulaC12H22O11
Net Charge0
Average Mass342.297
Monoisotopic Mass342.11621
SMILESOC[C@H]1O[C@@H](O[C@@H]2[C@@H](CO)O[C@](O)(CO)[C@H]2O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H]1O
WURCSWURCS=2.0/2,2,1/[ha122h-2b_2-5][a2112h-1b_1-5]/1-2/a4-b1
InChIInChI=1S/C12H22O11/c13-1-4-6(16)7(17)8(18)11(21-4)22-9-5(2-14)23-12(20,3-15)10(9)19/h4-11,13-20H,1-3H2/t4-,5-,6+,7+,8-,9-,10+,11+,12-/m1/s1
InChIKeyJCQLYHFGKNRPGE-FCVZTGTOSA-N
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Applications:
gastrointestinal drug  A drug used for its effects on the gastrointestinal system, e.g. controlling gastric acidity, regulating gastrointestinal motility and water flow, and improving digestion.
laxative  An agent that produces a soft formed stool, and relaxes and loosens the bowels, typically used over a protracted period, to relieve constipation. Compare with cathartic, which is a substance that accelerates defecation. A substances can be both a laxative and a cathartic.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
lactulose (CHEBI:6359) has role gastrointestinal drug (CHEBI:55324)
lactulose (CHEBI:6359) has role laxative (CHEBI:50503)
lactulose (CHEBI:6359) is a glycosylfructose (CHEBI:35378)
IUPAC Name 
4-O-β-D-galactopyranosyl-β-D-fructofuranose
INNs  Source
lactuloseChemIDplus
lactulosaChemIDplus
lactulosumChemIDplus
Synonyms  Source
LactuloseKEGG COMPOUND
4-O-beta-D-Galactopyranosyl-D-fructoseChemIDplus
4-O-beta-D-Galactopyranosyl-D-fructofuranoseChemIDplus
D-LactuloseChemIDplus
UniProt Name  Source
lactuloseUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
C07064KEGG COMPOUND
D00352KEGG DRUG
G03573KEGG GLYCAN
DB00581DrugBank
LactuloseWikipedia
HMDB0000740HMDB
Registry NumbersSources
Beilstein:93773Beilstein
CAS:4618-18-2KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:4618-18-2ChemIDplus
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