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1.07656

Lactose monohydrate

powder, EMPROVE® ESSENTIAL, Ph. Eur., BP, ChP, JP, NF

Synonym(s):

Lactose monohydrate, Milk sugar, Lactobiose

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CAS Number:
10039-26-6
Molecular Weight:
360.32
MDL number:
MFCD00064074
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
EC Index Number:
200-559-2

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Product Name

Lactose monohydrate, powder, EMPROVE® ESSENTIAL, Ph. Eur., BP, ChP, JP, NF

SMILES string

O1[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@H]([C@H]1CO)O)O)O)O[C@@H]2[C@H](O[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H]2O)O)O)CO

InChI

1S/C12H22O11/c13-1-3-5(15)6(16)9(19)12(22-3)23-10-4(2-14)21-11(20)8(18)7(10)17/h3-20H,1-2H2/t3-,4-,5+,6+,7-,8-,9-,10-,11+,12+/m1/s1

InChI key

GUBGYTABKSRVRQ-XLOQQCSPSA-N

agency

BP
ChP
JP
NF
Ph. Eur.

product line

EMPROVE® ESSENTIAL

form

fine powder
powder

autoignition temp.

390 °C

potency

>10000 mg/kg LD50, oral (Rat)

pH

4.0-6.5 (20 °C, 100 g/L in H2O)

mp

202 °C

solubility

161 g/L

application(s)

liquid formulation
pharmaceutical
semi-solid formulation
solid formulation

storage temp.

15-25°C

Quality Level

500

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Application

Lactose is a commonly used ingredient in food and pharmaceutics. In pharmaceutical applications, lactose has been used primarily for solid oral dosage forms.

General description

Finding the right excipient that matches your needs as well as regulatory demands can be a complicated challenge in formulation. With our application know-how and regulatory expertise, we support you in every step of development, scale-up, and production.
As part of our EMPROVE® Program, our raw materials are offered with extensive documentation facilitating compliance of your pharma and biopharma product, full supply chain transparency and risk mitigation. Our SAFC® portfolio of high-quality products for biopharmaceutical and pharmaceutical formulation and production withstands strict quality control procedures and is produced according to applicable cGMP guidelines.

Legal Information

Emprove is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
SAFC is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
1.07656.902904022536947839
1.07656.952504022536947846

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