• British Pharmacopoeia Volume V
  • Appendices
  • Appendix I A. General Reagents

Lactose

Lactose C12H22O11,H2O = 360.3 (5989-81-1)

Analytical reagent grade of commerce.

A white, crystalline powder; bp2012_v5_46_012_[appendix_i_a]_l_revised_texts_ep7-3 [alpha]_20_d.png, about +52.4 (10% w/v in water).