Kestose

1-Kestose

Chemical structure of 1-kestose trisaccharide
Names
IUPAC name
(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(2S,3S,4S,5R)-2-[[(2R,3S,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol
Other names
1-Kestose; O-beta-D-Fructofuranosyl-(2.1)-beta-D-fructofuranosyl-alpha-D-glucopyranoside
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 207-429-4
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C18H32O16/c19-1-6-9(23)12(26)13(27)16(31-6)34-18(15(29)11(25)8(3-21)33-18)5-30-17(4-22)14(28)10(24)7(2-20)32-17/h6-16,19-29H,1-5H2/t6-,7-,8-,9-,10-,11-,12+,13-,14+,15+,16-,17-,18+/m1/s1
    Key: VAWYEUIPHLMNNF-OESPXIITSA-N
  • C([C@@H]1[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@H](O1)O[C@]2([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O2)CO)O)O)CO[C@]3([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O3)CO)O)O)CO)O)O)O)O
Properties
C18H32O16
Molar mass 504.438 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Kestose is a class of sugars that belongs to a group of fructooligosaccharides.[1]

  1. ^ Ide, Kaori; Shinohara, Mikako; Yamagishi, Shohei; Endo, Akihito; Nishifuji, Koji; Tochio, Takumi (2020). "Kestose supplementation exerts bifidogenic effect within fecal microbiota and increases fecal butyrate concentration in dogs". Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 82 (1): 1–8. doi:10.1292/jvms.19-0071. ISSN 0916-7250. PMC 6983673. PMID 31761826.