Name: Trehalose
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- Overview
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    Background
    
    Trehalose, extracted from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is a non-reducing sugar formed by an α,α-1,1-glucosidic bond between two α-glucose units, which can be used as a food additive and pharmaceutical excipient. Trehalose is associated with the capacity of stress tolerance in certain types of unicellular and multicellular organisms. For mammalian cells, presence of extra- and intracellular trehalose has been reported to enhance tolerance against desiccation and freezing. However, trehalose must be present on both sides of the cell membrane to confer protection. Due to the non-charged and hydrophilic properties, trehalose is unable to freely penetrate the mammalian cell membrane without external interventions such as acetylation. Using trehalose as a backbone to engineer cell permeable chemicals provides an exciting opportunity for investigating the trehalose potency as an intracellular, nontoxic protective agent in various cell types during biopreservation studies.
    
    1. Megarry AJ, Booth J, Burley J. Amorphous trehalose dihydrate by cryogenic milling. Carbohydrate Research, 2011, 346(8): 1061-1064.
    2. Abazari A, Meimetis LG, Budin G, et al. Engineered Trehalose Permeable to Mammalian Cells. PLoS One, 2015, 10(6): e0130323.
- Properties
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    A non-reducing sugar consisting of two glucose units; used in food, cosmetics, and as a drug for dry eye treatment
    
    Alternative Name
    
    (2R,2'R,3S,3'S,4S,4'S,5R,5'R,6R,6'R)-6,6'-oxybis(2-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3,4,5-triol)
    
    CAS Number
    
    99-20-7
    
    Molecular Formula
    
    C12H22O11
    
    Molecular Weight
    
    342.3
    
    Appearance
    
    A solid
    
    Purity
    
    98.00%
    
    Solubility
    
    ≥34.2 mg/mL in H2O; insoluble in DMSO; insoluble in EtOH
    
    Storage
    
    Store at -20°C
    
    SMILES
    
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