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D0256

Sigma-Aldrich

Dulcitol

≥99% (GC)

Synonym(s):

Dulcite, Galactitol

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H14O6
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
182.17
Beilstein:
1721903
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.25

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

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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

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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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.
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
H P Schwarz et al.
Clinical chemistry, 31(3), 420-422 (1985-03-01)
An oral dose of galactose, 1 g/kg of body weight, was administered to 24 children with the Duarte variant/classical galactosemia genetic compound (GtD/gt) and to 16 controls ranging in age from 0.3 to 10.7 years. Urine was then collected for
G T Berry et al.
The Journal of pediatrics, 138(2), 260-262 (2001-02-15)
In a newborn infant with galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase deficiency and encephalopathy, brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed cytotoxic edema in white matter. Using in vivo proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy, we detected approximately 8 mmol galactitol per kilogram of brain tissue, an amount

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