D-Glucitol-2-13C Chemical Properties

Melting point:

98-100 °C(lit.)

form 

Solid

color 

White to off-white

optical activity

[α]25/D +101°, c = 0.5 in acidified ammonium molybdate

Safety Information

WGK Germany 

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D-Glucitol-2-13C Usage And Synthesis

Uses

Isotope labelled D-Glucitol is a sugar alcohol obtained from the reduction of glucose and is naturally found in various fruits such as apples, pears and peaches. D-Glucitol has been widely used as a sweetener, laxative, various medical applications and in cosmetic products.

Uses

D-Glucitol-2-13C is a sugar alcohol obtained from the reduction of glucose and is naturally found in various fruits such as apples, pears and peaches. D-Glucitol-2-13C has been widely used as a sweetener, laxative, various medical applications and in cosmetic products.

Definition

ChEBI: D-mannitol is the D-enantiomer of mannitol. It has a role as an osmotic diuretic, a sweetening agent, an antiglaucoma drug, a metabolite, an allergen, a hapten, a food bulking agent, a food anticaking agent, a food humectant, a food stabiliser, a food thickening agent, an Escherichia coli metabolite and a member of compatible osmolytes.