Appearance (Colour)
White
Appearance (Form)
Crystalline powder
Solubility (Turbidity) 5% aq. solution
Clear
Solubility (Colour) 5% aq. solution
Colourless
Assay
min. 99%
Melting Point
165 - 170°C
Loss on drying
max. 0.5%
Specific rotation [α]
+157° to +160° (C=10, H2O)
Application
Methyl-a-D-Glucopyranoside has been used to study the effects of cryoprotection and to investigate saccharide-mediated protection of chaotropic-induced deactivation of Concanavalin A.