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Molar mass of Lactose

The molecular formula of Lactose is C12H22O11, giving a molar mass of 342.297 g/mol.

Molar mass
342.297g/mol

Computed from the formula with the IUPAC conventional atomic weights (abridged, 2021 edition).

Formula
C12H22O11
Category
Sugars & Carbohydrates
Atoms per molecule
45

Lactose conversions

Mass ↔ amount and solution conversions derived from the stored molar mass of 342.297 g/mol.

1 mmol342.297 mg
1 g2.9214 mmol
1 M342.297 g/L

About Lactose

Milk sugar, a reducing disaccharide of galactose and glucose. Its cleavage by β-galactosidase is the textbook example of gene regulation, and the ΔM15 lacZα complementation test remains the standard blue-white screen in molecular cloning.

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