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D0256

Dulcitol

≥99% (GC)

Synonym(s):

Dulcite, Galactitol

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H14O6
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
182.17
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
210-165-2
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1721903
MDL number:
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Product Name

Dulcitol, ≥99% (GC)

InChI key

FBPFZTCFMRRESA-GUCUJZIJSA-N

InChI

1S/C6H14O6/c7-1-3(9)5(11)6(12)4(10)2-8/h3-12H,1-2H2/t3-,4+,5+,6-

SMILES string

OC[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)CO

assay

≥99% (GC)

form

crystals

sweetness

<0.6 × sucrose

color

white

solubility

water: 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless

Quality Level

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Application

Dulcitol (Galactitol), a sugar alcohol derived through reduction of galactose, is important in studies related to cataract formation, hepatosplenomegaly and mental retardation. It is used as a substrate to identify, differentiate and characterize galactitol dehydrogenase(s). Galactitol may be used as a reference compound in analytical procedures developed to analyze sugar alcohols in plants and food.

Biochem/physiol Actions

A sugar alcohol and slightly sweet tastant for human taste cells.

Other Notes

To gain a comprehensive understanding of our extensive range of Sugar alcohols for your research, we encourage you to visit our Carbohydrates Category page.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)


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Lukas Müller et al.
Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 13(20) (2020-10-15)
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The life cycles of many enteric bacterial species require a transition between two very distinct environments. Their primary habitat is the gastrointestinal tract of the host, while their secondary habitat, during transmission from one host to another, consists of environments
Ignasi Barba et al.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 51(9), 4416-4421 (2010-04-09)
To explore the metabolic profile of vitreous fluid of patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) using 1H-NMR-based metabonomic analysis. 1H-NMR spectra were acquired from vitreous samples obtained during vitrectomy from 22 patients with type 1 diabetes with PDR and from
C Jakobs et al.
Pediatric research, 18(8), 714-718 (1984-08-01)
A stable isotope dilution assay for galactitol in amniotic fluid has been developed using selected ion monitoring chemical ionization gas chromatography-mass spectrometry of the hexaacetate derivative. [1,1-2H2]Galactitol was synthesized for use as the internal standard. Galactitol is a component of
Peter F Kador et al.
Journal of ocular pharmacology and therapeutics : the official journal of the Association for Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 25(4), 299-308 (2009-05-20)
The two most widely investigated animal models for diabetic retinopathy (DR) are the rat and dog. In dogs, aldose reductase (AR) is present only in retinal capillary pericytes and their destruction has been linked to polyol accumulation and resulting apoptosis.

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