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D-Xylitol

Catalog No. DB01904 Name DrugBank
CAS Number 488-81-3 Website http://www.ualberta.ca/
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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
(2R,3r,4S)-pentane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol
IUPAC Traditional name
xylitol

DATABASE IDS

PubChem CID 6912
CAS Number 488-81-3
PubChem SID 46506507

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Description (English)
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Drug Groups experimental
Description A five-carbon sugar alcohol derived from xylose by reduction of the carbonyl group. It is as sweet as sucrose and used as a noncariogenic sweetener. [PubChem]

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