Galactitol

• Catalog No.: Bio-0275
• CAS Number: 608-66-2
• M. F.: C6H14O6
• M. W.: 182.17176

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: (2R,3R,4S,5S)-hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol
• IUPAC Traditional name: (2R,3R,4S,5S)-hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol
• Synonyms: Melampyrin; Dulcite; Dulcitol; Euonymit; Melampyrum; Galacto-Hexitol; Dulcose

DATABASE IDS

• CAS Number: 608-66-2

PROPERTIES

• Application(s): Shows some antitumour effect
• Biological Source: Isol. from various brown algae incl. Himanthalia elongata and Notheia anomala
• Mechanism of Action: Inductor of extracellular -galactosidase (Bga1) formation
• Mechanism of Action: Stumulates Mg[2+]-ATPase

REFERENCES

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• Petersson, G., Tetrahedron, 1969, 25, 4437, (ms)
• Bliss, C.A. et al., Phytochemistry, 1972, 11, 1705, (biosynth)
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