Melibiose is a glycosylglucose formed by an alpha-(1->6)-linkage between D-galactose and D-glucose. It has a role as a plant metabolite, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite, a mouse metabolite and an elastin-laminin receptor agonist. (Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI) https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/searchId.do?chebiId=CHEBI:28053)