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.
dermatologic drug  A drug used to treat or prevent skin disorders or for the routine care of skin.
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.
hepatoprotective agent  Any compound that is able to prevent damage to the liver.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
lactulose (CHEBI:6359) has role dermatologic drug (CHEBI:50177)
lactulose (CHEBI:6359) has role gastrointestinal drug (CHEBI:55324)
lactulose (CHEBI:6359) has role hepatoprotective agent (CHEBI:62868)
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
lactulosaChemIDplus
lactuloseChemIDplus
lactulosumChemIDplus
Synonyms  Source
4-galactosyl fructoseChEMBL
4-O-beta-D-Galactopyranosyl-D-fructofuranoseChemIDplus
4-O-beta-D-Galactopyranosyl-D-fructoseChemIDplus
D-LactuloseChemIDplus
E966ChEMBL
LactuloseKEGG COMPOUND
Brand Names  Source
AcilacChEMBL
CholacChEMBL
ChronulacChEMBL
ConstilacChEMBL
ConstuloseChEMBL
DuphalacChEMBL
UniProt Name  Source
lactuloseUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
C07064KEGG COMPOUND
D00352KEGG DRUG
DB00581DrugBank
G03573KEGG GLYCAN
HMDB0000740HMDB
LactuloseWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
Beilstein:93773Beilstein
CAS:4618-18-2ChemIDplus
CAS:4618-18-2KEGG COMPOUND
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