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. 2022 May 16;20(5):e07242. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7242

Table 1.

Chemical identity of LNT

Chemical substance
Chemical (IUPAC) name β‐d‐Galactopyranosyl‐(1→3)‐2‐acetamido‐2‐deoxy‐β‐d‐glucopyranosyl‐(1→3)‐β‐d‐galactopyranosyl‐(1→4)‐d‐glucopyranose
Common name Lacto‐N‐tetraose; Gal‐(β1‐3)‐GlcNAc‐(β1‐3)‐Gal‐(β1‐4)‐Glc
Abbreviations, other names LNT, Chr. Hansen LNT
CAS Number 14116‐68‐8

Molecular formula

C26H45NO21
Molecular weight 707.63 Da