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D0256

Dulcitol

≥99% (GC)

Synonym(s):

Dulcite, Galactitol

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About This Item

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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Quality Segment

assay

≥99% (GC)

form

crystals

sweetness

<0.6 × sucrose

color

white

solubility

water: 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless

SMILES string

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

InChI

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

InChI key

FBPFZTCFMRRESA-GUCUJZIJSA-N

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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