Raffinose - translation to german
CHEMICAL COMPOUND
Melitose; Melitriose; Gossypose; Α-D-galactosylsucrose
Raffinose
n. raffinose, crystalline trisaccharide found in certain species of plants
raffinose
n. Raffinose (chemischer Stoff, Zucker des Malzes)
Definition
Raffinose
·noun A colorless crystalline slightly sweet substance obtained from the molasses of the sugar beet.
Wikipedia
Raffinose
Raffinose is a trisaccharide composed of galactose, glucose, and fructose. It can be found in beans, cabbage, brussels sprouts, broccoli, asparagus, other vegetables, and whole grains. Raffinose can be hydrolyzed to D-galactose and sucrose by the enzyme α-galactosidase (α-GAL), an enzyme which in the lumen of the human digestive tract is only produced by bacteria in the large intestine. α-GAL also hydrolyzes other α-galactosides such as stachyose, verbascose, and galactinol, if present. The enzyme does not cleave β-linked galactose, as in lactose.
