Structured Summary
Abstract
A naturally occurring product of plants obtained following reduction of GALACTOSE. It appears as a white crystalline powder with a slight sweet taste. It may form in excess in the lens of the eye in GALACTOSEMIAS, a deficiency of GALACTOKINASE.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C6H14O6
- Molecular Weight
- 182.17 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 608-66-2
- IUPAC Name
- (2R,3S,4R,5S)-hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol
- InChIKey
- FBPFZTCFMRRESA-GUCUJZIJSA-N
- SMILES
- C([C@H]([C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H](CO)O)O)O)O)O
- MeSH Unique ID
- D004376
- Source
- PubChem CID 11850
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Synonyms
1 entry terms
- Dulcitol
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Aspects Covered
29 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Previous Indexing
- Alcohols (1966-1971)
- Antineoplastic Agents (1966-1971)
- Carbohydrates (1969-1971)
- Galactose (1966-1971)
- Galactosemia (1966-1971)
- Hexoses (1966-1971)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Galactitol. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004376. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004376
- Galactitol. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactitol
- Galactitol. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q420367
- Galactitol. In: PubChem Compound. CID 11850. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11850