- In
organic chemistry, a
polyol is an
organic compound containing multiple hydroxyl groups (−OH). The term "
polyol" can have
slightly different meanings...
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polyurethane is
typically produced by
reacting a
polymeric isocyanate with a
polyol.
Since a
polyurethane contains two
types of monomers,
which polymerize one...
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FODMAPs (fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and
polyols) are short-chain
carbohydrates that are
poorly absorbed in the
small intestine...
- softeners/plasticizers, flavors, colors, and, typically, a hard or
powdered polyol coating. Its
texture is
reminiscent of
rubber because of the physical-chemical...
- The
polyol pathway is a two-step
process that
converts glucose to fructose. In this
pathway glucose is
reduced to sorbitol,
which is
subsequently oxidized...
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Polyisocyanurate (/ˌpɒlɪˌaɪsoʊsaɪˈænjʊəreɪt/), also
referred to as PIR,
polyol, or ISO, is a
thermoset plastic typically produced as a foam and used as...
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Natural oil
polyols, also
known as NOPs or biopolyols, are
polyols derived from
vegetable oils by
several different techniques. The
primary use for these...
- in
polyol pathway of
glucose metabolism.
Aldose reductase catalyzes the NADPH-dependent
conversion of
glucose to sorbitol, the
first step in
polyol pathway...
- compound, the
naturally occurring achiral meso four-carbon
sugar alcohol (or
polyol). It is the
reduced form of
either D- or L-erythrose and one of the two...
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complications of diabetes. Also
called the sorbitol/aldose
reductase pathway, the
polyol pathway appears to be
implicated in
diabetic complications,
especially in...
