Formulation: A crystalline solid
Formal Name: O-(N-acetyl-α-neuraminosyl)-(2→6)-O-β-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→4)-D-glucose, monosodium salt
Purity: ≥98%
Formula Markup: C23H38NO19 • Na
Formula Weight: 655,5
Shelf life (days): 1460
CAS Number: 157574-76-0
Notes: 6'-Sialyllactose consists of the monosaccharide N-acetylneuraminic acid (Item No. 16091) linked to the galactosyl subunit of lactose at the 6 position. This connection is at the 3 position in the related compound, 3’-sialyllactose (Item No. 16617). Both are major milk oligosaccharides that avidly bind several viral strains, including strains of influenza, HIV-1, reovirus, and polyomavirus.{27235,27232,27228,27229,27230,27234} These compounds can be used to differentiate and characterize the binding domains of viruses that recognize N-acetylneuraminic acid-capped cell surface receptors. They are also used as analytical reference standards for quantification in samples such as milk or colostrum.