Description

1.Product name: Trehalose

2.CAS No.: 6138-23-4

3.Other Names: alpha-D-Glucopyranosyl-alpha-D-glucopyranoside

4.MF: C12H22O11.2(H2O)

5.Molecular Weight: 378.33

Trehalose, also known as mycose or tremalose, is a natural alpha-linked disaccharide formed by an α, α-1, 1-glucoside bond between two α-glucose units.In 1832, H.A.L. Wiggers discovered trehalose in an ergot of rye, and in 1859 Marcellin Berthelot isolated it from trehala manna, a substance made by weevils, and named it trehalose.

It can be synthesised by bacteria, fungi, plants, and invertebrate animals. It is implicated in anhydrobiosis — the ability ofplants and animals to withstand prolonged periods of desiccation