D-galactopyranose is a galactopyranose having D-configuration.
Definition
D-galactopyranose is a galactopyranose having D-configuration. It has a role as a mouse metabolite and an Escherichia coli metabolite. It is a D-galactose and a galactopyranose.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII X2RN3Q8DNE · registered name Galactose · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Monosaccharides, Disaccharides and Related Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 59-23-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 200-416-4
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID0023088
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID301437051
- IUPAC
- D-Galactose
- Molecular formula
- C6H12O6
- Molecular weight
- 180.156 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- White powder, [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS] · solid
- Colour
- white
- Melting/freezing point
- 170 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 527 ℃
- Flash point
- 287 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.0000000182 ㎜Hg (at 25 ℃)
- Water solubility
- 683000 ㎎/ℓ
- Vapour density
- 6.2 (air=1)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- -2.43
- Molecular weight
- 180.16
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 1 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Softener and conditioner1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Impacts of D-Galactose on Malondialdehyde, Superoxide Dismutase, and Collagen in Rat Skin · 2026
- Antioxidative potential of Lactobacillus sp. in ameliorating D-galactose-induced aging · 2022
- Galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose syndrome · 2020
- Galactose-Induced Skin Aging: The Role of Oxidative Stress · 2020
- Using the galactose‐α‐1,3‐galactose enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay to predict anaphylaxis in response to cetuximab · 2016
Linked databases 18
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI 2
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata