List of articles in "Chemical Substance" category - Page 1046

Galactose (from the Greek stem γάλακτ– galakt– milk) sometimes abbreviated Gal is a monosaccharide sugar that is less sweet than glucose and fructose. It is a C-4 epimer of glucose.Galactan […]

Sorbitol also known as glucitol is a sugar alcohol which the human body metabolizes slowly. It can be obtained by reduction of glucose changing the aldehyde group to a hydroxyl […]

Acrylamide (or acrylic amide) is a chemical compound with the chemical formula C3H5NO. Its IUPAC name is prop-2-enamide. It is a white odourless crystalline solid soluble in water ethanol ether […]

Turquoise is an opaque blue-to-green mineral that is a hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium with the chemical formula CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O. It is rare and valuable in finer grades and has […]

Buckminsterfullerene (or bucky-ball) is a spherical fullerene molecule with the formula C60. It has a cage-like fused-ring structure (truncated icosahedron) which resembles a soccer ball made of twenty hexagons and […]

Citric acid is a weak organic acid with the formula C6H8O7. It is a natural preservative/conservative and is also used to add an acidic or sour taste to foods and […]

Opal is a hydrated amorphous form of silica; its water content may range from 3% to 21% by weight but is usually between 6% and 10%. Because of its amorphous […]

Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS or NaDS) sodium laurilsulfate or sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) is an organic compound with the formula CH3(CH2)11OSO3Na. It is an anionic surfactant used in many cleaning […]

Biotin also known as vitamin H or coenzyme R is a water-soluble B-vitamin (vitamin B7).It is composed of a ureido (tetrahydroimidizalone) ring fused with a tetrahydrothiophene ring. A valeric acid […]

Folic acid (also known as vitamin M vitamin B9 vitamin Bc (or folacin) pteroyl-L-glutamic acid and pteroyl-L-glutamate) is a form of the water-soluble vitamin B9. Folate is a naturally occurring […]