Sophorose is a disaccharide, a dimer of glucose. It differs from other glucose dimers such as maltose in having an unusual β-1,2 bond. It was isolated in 1938 from pods of Sophora japonica.[1] It is a component of sophorolipids.[2] It is a product of the caramelization of glucose. [3]

References

  1. ^ J.B. Harborne (1963). "Flavonoid sophorosides". Experientia. 19: 7–8. doi:10.1007/BF02135323. PMID 13952724. S2CID 37926298.
  2. ^ Ribeiro, Isabel; Castro, Matilde; Ribeiro, Maria (2013). "Sophorolipids". Applications of Microbial Engineering. pp. 367–407. doi:10.1201/b15250-15. ISBN 978-1-4665-8577-5.
  3. ^ Sugisawa, Hirqshi; Edo, Hiroshi (1966). "The Thermal Degradation of Sugars I. Thermal Polymerization of Glucose". Journal of Food Science. 31 (4): 561. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2621.1966.tb01905.x.