Kojibiose

Kojibiose is a disaccharide. It is a product of the caramelization of glucose.^[1] It is also present in honey (approx. 3%).^[2]

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Kojibiose

Names
IUPAC name 2-O-α-D-Glucopyranosyl-D-glucose
Systematic IUPAC name (2R,3S,4R,5R)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydroxy-2-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyhexanal
Other names 2-alpha-D-glucosyl-D-glucose
Identifiers
CAS Number	2140-29-6 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:33020 Y
ChemSpider	144601 Y
MeSH	Kojibiose
PubChem CID	164939
UNII	9R6V2933TB Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID10943954
InChI InChI=1S/C12H22O11/c13-1-4(16)7(17)8(18)5(2-14)22-12-11(21)10(20)9(19)6(3-15)23-12/h2,4-13,15-21H,1,3H2/t4-,5+,6-,7-,8-,9-,10+,11-,12+/m1/s1 Y Key: PZDOWFGHCNHPQD-OQPGPFOOSA-N Y InChI=1/C12H22O11/c13-1-4(16)7(17)8(18)5(2-14)22-12-11(21)10(20)9(19)6(3-15)23-12/h2,4-13,15-21H,1,3H2/t4-,5+,6-,7-,8-,9-,10+,11-,12+/m1/s1 Key: PZDOWFGHCNHPQD-OQPGPFOOBS
SMILES O=C[C@H](O[C@H]1O[C@@H]([C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]1O)CO)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)CO
Properties
Chemical formula	C12H22O11
Molar mass	342.30 g/mol
Density	1.688 g/mL
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). N verify (what is YN ?) Infobox references

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Kojibiose has a mild sweet taste, but low calorie count. In combination with its prebiotic properties, kojibiose could function as a sugar substitute. However, kojibiose is hard to synthesize on an industrial scale. Recently, two enzyme approaches transforming sucrose and lactose or sucrose and glucose into kojibiose have been developed, potentially solving the synthetization problem.^{[3] [4]}