Stachyose is a tetrasaccharide consisting of two α-D-galactose units, one α-D-glucose unit, and one β-D-fructose unit sequentially linked as Gal(α1→6)Gal(α1→6)Glc(α1↔2β)Fruf.[1] Together with related oligosaccharides such as raffinose, stachyose occurs naturally in numerous vegetables (e.g. green beans, soybeans and other beans) and other plants.

Stachyose
Names
IUPAC name
β-D-Fructofuranosyl O-α-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→6)-α-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→6)-α-D-glucopyranoside
Systematic IUPAC name
(12S,13S,14S,15R,32R,33R,34S,35S,36R,62S,63R,64S,65R,66R,92S,93R,94S,95R,96R)-12,15,96-Tris(hydroxymethyl)-2,5,8-trioxa-3,6(2,6),9(2)-tris(oxana)-1(2)-oxolananonaphane-13,14,33,34,35,63,64,65,93,94,95-undecol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 207-427-3
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C24H42O21/c25-1-6-10(28)14(32)17(35)21(41-6)39-3-8-11(29)15(33)18(36)22(42-8)40-4-9-12(30)16(34)19(37)23(43-9)45-24(5-27)20(38)13(31)7(2-26)44-24/h6-23,25-38H,1-5H2/t6-,7-,8-,9-,10+,11+,12-,13-,14+,15+,16+,17-,18-,19-,20+,21+,22+,23-,24+/m1/s1 ☒N
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  • InChI=1/C24H42O21/c25-1-6-10(28)14(32)17(35)21(41-6)39-3-8-11(29)15(33)18(36)22(42-8)40-4-9-12(30)16(34)19(37)23(43-9)45-24(5-27)20(38)13(31)7(2-26)44-24/h6-23,25-38H,1-5H2/t6-,7-,8-,9-,10+,11+,12-,13-,14+,15+,16+,17-,18-,19-,20+,21+,22+,23-,24+/m1/s1
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  • C([C@@H]1[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@H](O1)OC[C@@H]2[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@H](O2)OC[C@@H]3[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@H](O3)O[C@]4([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O4)CO)O)O)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O
Properties
C24H42O21
Molar mass 666.578 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Stachyose is less sweet than sucrose, at about 28% on a weight basis. It is mainly used as a bulk sweetener or for its functional oligosaccharide properties.[2][additional citation(s) needed] Stachyose is not completely digestible by humans and delivers 1.5 to 2.4 kcal/g (6 to 10 kJ/g).

References

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  1. ^ Hanau, Stefania; Almugadam, Shawgi Hago; Sapienza, Eugenia; Cacciari, Barbara; Manfrinato, Maria; Trentini, Alessandro; Kennedy, John (2020). "Schematic overview of oligosaccharides, with survey on their major physiological effects and a focus on milk ones". Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications. 1: 100013. doi:10.1016/j.carpta.2020.100013. hdl:11392/2426991..
  2. ^ Nakakuki, T. (2002). "Present status and future of functional oligosaccharide development in Japan" (PDF). Pure and Applied Chemistry. 74 (7): 1245–1251. doi:10.1351/pac200274071245. S2CID 35500606.
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