1-Kestose

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
470-69-9

[ Name ]:
1-Kestose

[Synonym ]:
1-Ketose
Kestose
1-KESTOSE
MFCD00142647
EINECS 207-429-4
kestotriose

Biological Activity

[Description]:

1-Kestose, the smallest fructooligosaccharide component, which efficiently stimulates Faecalibacterium prausnitzii as well as Bifidobacteria.

[Related Catalog]:

Signaling Pathways >> Others >> Others

Research Areas >> Infection

Natural Products >> Saccharides and Glycosides

[In Vitro]

Faecalibacterium prausnitzii is anti-inflammatory commensal bacterium identified by gut microbiota analysis of Crohn disease. Bifidobacteria exerts a beneficial effect on atopic dermatitis (AD)[1].

[References]

[1]. Tochio T, et al. 1-Kestose, the Smallest Fructooligosaccharide Component, Which Efficiently Stimulates Faecalibacterium prausnitzii as Well as Bifidobacteria in Humans. Foods. 2018 Sep 1;7(9). pii: E140.

[Related Small Molecules]

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
1.82g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
902.9ºC at 760mmHg

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₁₈H₃₂O₁₆

[ Molecular Weight ]:
504.44

[ Flash Point ]:
499.9ºC

[ PSA ]:
257.68000

[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0mmHg at 25°C

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.679

[ Storage condition ]:
2-8°C

MSDS

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Safety Information

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Gloves;type N95 (US);type P1 (EN143) respirator filter

[ Safety Phrases ]:
24/25

[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport

Synthetic Route

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Precursor & DownStream

Precursor

DownStream

Articles

Production of inulinase, fructosyltransferase and sucrase from fungi on low-value inulin-rich substrates and their use in generation of fructose and fructo-oligosaccharides.

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 107(3) , 799-811, (2015)

Owing to applications in the food and nutraceutical industries, inulinases, fructosyltransferases and sucrases have gained considerable attention in recent times. Twenty-five fungal strains were scree...

Identification of the gene for β-fructofuranosidase from Ceratocystis moniliformis CMW 10134 and characterization of the enzyme expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

BMC Biotechnol. 13 , 100, (2013)

β-Fructofuranosidases (or invertases) catalyse the commercially-important biotransformation of sucrose into short-chain fructooligosaccharides with wide-scale application as a prebiotic in the functio...

Effects of different carbon sources on trichothecene production and Tri gene expression by Fusarium graminearum in liquid culture.

FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 285(2) , 212-9, (2008)

Fusarium head blight caused by Fusarium graminearum is a disease of cereal crops that not only reduces crop yield and quality but also results in contamination with trichothecenes such as nivalenol an...