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D-Sorbitol

≥98% (GC), BioReagent, suitable for cell culture, suitable for plant cell culture

Synonym(s):

D-Glucitol

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H14O6
CAS Number:
50-70-4
Molecular Weight:
182.17
Beilstein:
1721899
EC Number:
200-061-5
MDL number:
MFCD00004708
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
PubChem Substance ID:
24899573
NACRES:
NA.28

vapor density

<1 (vs air)

Quality Level

200

vapor pressure

<0.1 mmHg ( 25 °C)

product line

BioReagent

Assay

≥98% (GC)

form

powder

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable
cell culture | plant: suitable

color

white

useful pH range

5.0-7.0 (25 °C, 182 g/L)

mp

98-100 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 182 g/L at 20 °C (68 °F)

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-/m1/s1

InChI key

FBPFZTCFMRRESA-JGWLITMVSA-N

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Application

May be used for washing spheroplasts and in isoelectric focusing to minimize endoosmotic flow in agarose gels. May be used to induce osmotic stress.

Other Notes

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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The Journal of laboratory and clinical medicine, 131(5), 393-405 (1998-05-30)
D-Sorbitol (SOR) is safe, is easy to measure, and has an exceptionally high extraction ratio in the normal liver of 0.93+/-0.05 (mean+/-SD). Together with the general interest in hepatic hemodynamics, these facts motivated us to review the usefulness of this
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