Molecule: lactose

A glycosylglucose disaccharide, found most notably in milk, that consists of D-galactose and D-glucose fragments bonded through a beta-1->4 glycosidic linkage. The glucose fragment can be in either the alpha- or beta-pyranose form, whereas the galactose fragment can only have the beta-pyranose form.
Synonyms for lactose :
(+)-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
D-lactose
Galbeta1-4Glc
Lac
Laktobiose
Laktose
Milchzucker
Milk sugar
WURCS=2.0/2,2,1/[a2122h-1x_1-5][a2112h-1b_1-5]/1-2/a4-b1
beta-D-Gal-(1->4)-D-Glc
beta-D-Galp-(1->4)-D-Glcp
beta-Gal1,4-Glc
lactobiose
lactose
milk sugar
Molecular Formula: C12H22O11
Molecular wt: 342.297 g/mole
Charge: 0
SMILES: OC[C@H]1O[C@@H](O[C@H]2[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)C(O)O[C@@H]2CO)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H]1O
InChIKey: GUBGYTABKSRVRQ-QKKXKWKRSA-N
InChI=1S/C12H22O11/c13-1-3-5(15)6(16)9(19)12(22-3)23-10-4(2-14)21-11(20)8(18)7(10)17/h3-20H,1-2H2/t3-,4-,5+,6+,7-,8-,9-,10-,11?,12+/m1/s1
CHEBI:17716
Sample reactions for this molecule:
lactose + H2O => D-glucose + D-galactose
B4GALT1:LALBA transfers Gal from UDP-Gal to Glc to form Lac
Defective LCT does not hydrolyze Lac