FComEx: D-Glucitol (PC000106)

Record Information

Version

1.0

Creation date

2015-10-09 22:28:25 UTC

Update date

2017-01-19 02:36:13 UTC

FoodComEx ID

PC000106

FoodDB Record

FDB011676

Chemical Information

Name

D-Glucitol

Description

Sorbitol, also known as D-glucitol or L-gulitol, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as sugar alcohols. These are hydrogenated forms of sugars in which the carbonyl group (aldehyde or ketone from the reducing sugar) has been reduced to a primary or secondary hydroxyl group. Sorbitol is a polyhydric alcohol with about half the sweetness of sucrose. Sorbitol occurs naturally in many plants and plant products and is also produced synthetically from glucose. As an industrial chemical, sorbitol is used in the manufacturing of sorbose, propylene glycol and ascorbic acid. It is also used as a plasticizer and stabilizer for vinyl resins, urethane resins and for other rigid foams. Sorbitol also has some pharmaceutical utility. It was formerly used as a diuretic and may still be used as a laxative and in irrigating solutions for some surgical procedures. Sorbitol is also used as a pharmaceutical or cosmetic aid. Sorbitol is used in solution form for moisture-conditioning of cosmetic creams and lotions, toothpaste, gelatins and liquid pharmaceuticals. As a food additive sorbitol functions as a sweetener, humectant, emulsifier, thickener and anticaking agent. Sorbitol is also used as a softener for candy as it acts as a sugar crystallization inhibitor (Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary). As a research chemical, sorbitol is used in photometric determination of Ru (VI) and Ru(VIII) and in acid-base titration of borate (Dictionary of Organic Compounds). Sorbitol occurs widely in nature and is found in simple plants such as algae to higher order plants. Fruits of the plant family Rosacea, which include apples, pears, cherries, apricots, contain appreciable amounts of sorbitol. Particularly rich sources of sorbitol are the fruits of the Sorbus and Crataegus species.

CAS Number

50-70-4

Structure

MOL SDF 3D-SDF PDB SMILES InChI View 3D Structure

Synonyms

Synonym	Source
(-)-sorbitol	biospider
(2R,3R,4R,5S)-hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol	biospider
D-(-)-Sorbitol	ChEBI
D-Glucitol	db_source
D-Sorbit	ChEBI
D-SORBITOL	ChEBI
D-Sorbol	HMDB
Diakarmon	HMDB
e 420	ChEBI
e-420	ChEBI
e420	ChEBI
Esasorb	HMDB
FEMA 3029	db_source
Foodol D 70	HMDB
g-Ol	ChEBI
Glc-ol	ChEBI
Glucarine	biospider
Glucitol	HMDB
Karion	HMDB
Karion instant	HMDB
Kyowa powder 50m	HMDB
L-Gulitol	db_source
Multitol	HMDB
Neosorb	HMDB
Neosorb 20/60dc	HMDB
Neosorb 70/02	HMDB
Neosorb 70/70	HMDB
Neosorb P 20/60	HMDB
Neosorb P 60	HMDB
Neosorb P 60W	HMDB
Nivitin	HMDB
Resulax	HMDB
Sionit	HMDB
Sionit k	HMDB
Sionite	HMDB
Sionon	HMDB
Siosan	HMDB
Sorbex m	HMDB
Sorbex R	HMDB
Sorbex rp	HMDB
Sorbex S	HMDB
Sorbex X	HMDB
Sorbilande	HMDB
Sorbilax	HMDB
Sorbit	HMDB
Sorbit D 70	HMDB
Sorbit D-powder	HMDB
Sorbit dp	HMDB
Sorbit dp 50	HMDB
Sorbit kyowa powder 50m	HMDB
Sorbit L 70	HMDB
Sorbit S	HMDB
Sorbit t 70	HMDB
Sorbit W 70	HMDB
Sorbit W-powder	HMDB
Sorbit W-powder 50	HMDB
Sorbit WP	HMDB
Sorbite	HMDB
Sorbitol F	HMDB
Sorbitol fk	HMDB
Sorbitol FP	HMDB
Sorbitol S	HMDB
Sorbitol syrup C	HMDB
Sorbitur	HMDB
Sorbo	HMDB
Sorbogem 712	HMDB
Sorbol	HMDB
Sorbostyl	HMDB

Chemical Formula

C6H14O6

IUPAC name

(2R,3R,4R,5S)-hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol

InChI Identifier

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

Isomeric SMILES

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

Average Molecular Weight

182.1718

Monoisotopic Molecular Weight

182.07903818

Chemical Taxonomy

Description

Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as sugar alcohols. These are hydrogenated forms of carbohydrate in which the carbonyl group (aldehyde or ketone, reducing sugar) has been reduced to a primary or secondary hydroxyl group.

Kingdom

Organic compounds

Super Class

Organic oxygen compounds

Class

Organooxygen compounds

Sub Class

Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates

Direct Parent

Sugar alcohols

Alternative Parents

Substituents