SUCROSE (CED0000420)

Sucrose is an organic oxygen compound with the chemical formula C12H22O11 and an average molecular weight of 342.30 g/mol. SUCROSE belongs to the carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates, a subclass of organooxygen compounds within the organic compounds. In industrial applications, the compound serves as a humectant, softener, conditioner, fragrance, and flavouring and nutrient. It is also utilized as a processing aid not otherwise specified and is used in the production of polyurethane plastics. Sucrose is found in or released from 39 recorded sources, including building and construction materials such as roofs and ceilings. It is present in household cleaning and consumer products, including bleaching agents, perfumes within soaps and detergents, cigar cigarettes, other smoking requisites, and non electric simulated smoking devices. Additionally, it is found in food, food processing and cookware sources, such as food preservation, molasses and treatment of molasses, food contact materials, agglomerated sugar products, and fermentation processes for beer. It is also associated with electrical and electronic equipment, including antennas, amplifiers, adjustable resistors, contacts, and conductors or conductive bodies characterised by the conductive materials. Recorded exposure routes for the compound include oral, touch, and inhalation. At the molecular level, sucrose interacts with 14 recorded protein targets. These include amylosucrase (ams), actin alpha skeletal muscle (ACTA1), lysozyme C (LYZ), and it acts as an inhibitor of Beta-lactamase (ampC), along with 10 other proteins.