Sucrose

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Species Molecular Weight (g/mol) Density (g/L) Radius (m) Reference
sucrose 342.29 1587 R [1]

Sucrose (common name: table sugar, also called saccharose) is a disaccharide (glucose + fructose) with the molecular formula C12H22O11. Its systematic name is α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-fructofuranose. It is best known for its role in human nutrition and is formed by plants but not by higher organisms.

Diffusion of in water:

  • Alone at 25 degrees: D = 520 \ \mu m^{2} s^{-1} [1]

Diffusion of in PBS:

  • D = \ \mu m^{2} s^{-1}

Diffusion of in cellular matrix:

  • D = \ \mu m^{2} s^{-1}
Bibliography
1. Cussler, E. L. 1984. Diffusion - mass transfer in fluid systems. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
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