Lactose, molecular model structure

The relevant literature on lactose dissolution in water has been reviewed in a paper which describes a mathematical model for this process/ Short time scale molecular dynamics simulations of sucrose in water and DMSO indicated that the conformations in both solvents are similar to that accepted in the crystalline state/ Solid-liquid equilibria for aqueous sucrose have been studied by use of an UNIQUAC model/ A comparison of GROMOS force field and Ha force field in molecular dynamics simulations of glucose crystals indicated superior performance by the latter method/ Predicted crystal structures of P-D-glucose, P-D-galactose, P-D-allose, a-D-glucose, a-D-galactose, and a-D-talose matched or nearly matched the X-ray-derived data in four cases/ ... 

The apparent molal volumes and molal compressibilities of several monosaccharides, disaccharides and methyl pyranosides in dilute aqueous solution have been studied at 5, 15, and 25°C. The results were discussed in the light of solute-solvent interactions and a model for the hydration of galactose and lactose was proposed.The molal volumes of small carbohydrate molecules have been measured in an attempt at elucidating the relationship between molecular properties and sweetness. Molal volumes reflect fine differences in structure fe.q., axial or equatorial disposition of particular hydroxy groups) which are in turn related to differences in taste. In order to interpret differences in sweetness the viscosimetric constants and the heats of dilution of three monosaccharides, three disaccharides and the very sweet chlorinated sugar (21) have been determined, and their i.r. and Raman spectra have been recorded. The osmotic... 

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