US 7,605,255 B2
	Non-animal based lactose
Donna Day, Edmonton (Canada); Minghui Du, Edmonton (Canada); Roberto Mendez, Edmonton (Canada); and Darol Maunder, Edmonton (Canada)
Assigned to Alberta Research Council Inc., Edmonton, Alberta (Canada)
Filed on Jun. 29, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/427,543.
Prior Publication US 2008/0004438 A1, Jan. 03, 2008
Int. Cl. C07H 3/04 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 536—124  [536/123.13; 127/31]

8 Claims

1. A method for the synthesis of lactose from a 4′-epimeric analog of lactose by use of orthogonal protecting groups, formation of a suitable leaving group at the 4′-position, stereochemical inversion by nucleophilic attack and deprotection.