Sucrose

Sucrose, molecular formula C₁₂H₂₂O_11, is a dissacharide commonly referred to as table sugar. It is composed of glucose and fructose joined by an ether bond. Enter sucrose or its IUPAC name alpha-D-glucopyranosyl beta-D-fructofuranoside in our 3D Model Builder. Select the Orbit-flexible style to see its structure as presented by this model kit.

Sucrose is the prevalent naturally occurring disaccharide and is a major product of photosynthesis. It is formed from the glucose and fructose monomers linked by an ether bond or glycosidic linkage between C1 on the glucosyl subunit and C2 on the fructosyl subunit.