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sucrose

disaccharide made of glucose and fructose
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sucrose

Summary

sucrose is a type of chemical entity[1]. sucrose ranks in the top 1% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,595 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • sucrose's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • sucrose's instance of is recorded as sweetener[4].
  • sucrose's canonical SMILES is recorded as C(C1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)CO)O)O)O)O[5].
  • sucrose's chemical formula is recorded as C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁[6].
  • sucrose is a type of hex-2-ulofuranosyl hexopyranoside[7].
  • sucrose is part of sucrose metabolic process[8].
  • sucrose is part of sucrose biosynthetic process[9].
  • sucrose is part of sucrose catabolic process[10].
  • sucrose is part of response to sucrose[11].
  • sucrose is part of sucrose catabolic process via 3'-ketosucrose[12].
  • sucrose is part of glycolytic process from sucrose[13].
  • sucrose is part of sucrose catabolic process to fructose-6-phosphate through glucose and fructose[14].
  • sucrose is part of cellular response to sucrose stimulus[15].
  • sucrose is part of sucrose:proton symporter activity[16].
  • sucrose is part of sucrose transmembrane transporter activity[17].
  • sucrose is part of sucrose:cation symporter activity[18].
  • sucrose is part of sucrose transmembrane transport[19].
  • sucrose is part of sucrose transport[20].
  • sucrose is part of sucrose catabolic process to fructose-6-phosphate and glucose-6-phosphate[21].
  • sucrose is part of sucrose phosphorylase activity[22].
  • sucrose is part of glucoside 3-dehydrogenase activity[23].
  • sucrose is part of raffinose-raffinose alpha-galactotransferase activity[24].
  • sucrose is part of sucrose 6F-alpha-galactotransferase activity[25].
  • sucrose is part of galactinol-sucrose galactosyltransferase activity[26].
  • sucrose is part of isomaltulose synthase activity[27].

Why It Matters

sucrose ranks in the top 1% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,595 views/month).[2] sucrose has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] sucrose is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Density → {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+1.59'}
    Found in taxon → Homo sapiens, Zanthoxylum rigidum, Angelica sinensis +317
    Specific rotation → {'unit': 'Q117188852', 'amount': '+66.47'}
    Subject has role → primary metabolite
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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