Lactose octaacetate  (Synonyms: β-Octaacetyllactose)

Lactose octaacetate shows mild to moderate antifungal activity against some fungi, but it has low or no activity against bacteria and yeast. Lactose octaacetate shows low cytotoxicity to MDBK cells, Hep-2 and MDCK cells. Lactose octaacetate has antiviral activity against PV-1^[1].

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6291-42-5

Solid

White to off-white

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Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.

• [1]. Arabadzhieva R et al. Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Lactose Acetates with Antimicrobial, Cytotoxic, and Antiviral Properties[J]. 2021