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.

Contents

Uses

  • Procedures concerning cryopreservation have used raffinose to provide hypertonicity for cell desiccation prior to freezing. Either raffinose or sucrose is used as a base substance for sucralose.

Benefits

  • Raffinose is a medicine that is used for the treatment of Rapid germination of arabidopsis in the dark and other conditions.

Cautions

  • When consumed in excess, can trigger abdominal bloating, excessive gas and diarrhea.

Interactions

  • Not known.

Other names

  • rafinosa
    D-(+)-Raffinose
    D-Raffinose
    D-raffinose pentahydrate
    Gossypose
    Melitose
    Melitriose
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    6G-α-D-galactosylsucrose;
    β-D-fructofuranosyl-O-α-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→6)-α-D-glucopyranoside hydrate(1:5)

References

Source: Tabletwise, https://www.tabletwise.com/medicine/raffinose/uses-benefits-working

Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raffinose

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