Structured Summary
Abstract
A polyhydric alcohol with about half the sweetness of sucrose. Sorbitol occurs naturally and is also produced synthetically from glucose. It was formerly used as a diuretic and may still be used as a laxative and in irrigating solutions for some surgical procedures. It is also used in many manufacturing processes, as a pharmaceutical aid, and in several research applications.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C6H14O6
- Molecular Weight
- 182.17 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 50-70-4
- IUPAC Name
- (2R,3R,4R,5S)-hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol
- InChIKey
- FBPFZTCFMRRESA-JGWLITMVSA-N
- SMILES
- C([C@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](CO)O)O)O)O)O
- MeSH Unique ID
- D013012
- Source
- PubChem CID 5780
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Synonyms
5 entry terms
- Glucitol
- Medevac
- Sorbilax
- Yal
- klysma Sorbit
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25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Sorbitol. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013012. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013012
- Sorbitol. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorbitol
- Sorbitol. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q245280
- Sorbitol. In: PubChem Compound. CID 5780. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5780