What is the name of lactose and cellobiose? As in, like how we have #alpha#-D-glucopyranosyl_____ and so on for a disaccharide, I want to know the same for lactose.
1 Answer
Jul 31, 2015
The IUPAC name for lactose is 4-O-β-D-Galactopyranosyl-D-glucopyranose, and for cellobiose the IUPAC name is 4-O-β-D-Glucopyranosyl-β-D-glucopyranose.
Source:
http://www.chemspider.com/Chemical-Structure.389820.html
http://www.chemspider.com/Chemical-Structure.10261.html
Explanation:
The IUPAC is the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.
