Galactitol
- Dulcitol
- Dulcitol
- Galactitol
- Melampyrin
- Melampyrit
- Euonymit
- (2R, 3S, 4R, 5S) -hexane -1 ,2,3,4,5,6 - hexol
Colorless solid
1.47 g · cm -3
185-188 ° C
275-280 ° C ( 1.3 hPa)
Soluble in water
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Galactitol or galactitol ( dulcitol more synonyms, dulcitol ) is - as a sugar alcohol of galactose - a harmful breakdown product, which is increasingly formed by the aldose reductase in congenital galactosemia, a galactose degradation disorder, by reduction of the aldehyde group. It is also found in some plants. Galactitol or galactitol can be detected in urine, a test that is used for the diagnosis and monitoring of galactosemia.
Swell
- Polyol
- Stoffwechselintermediat