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Sorbitol (/ˈsɔː(r)bɪtɒl/), less
commonly known as
glucitol (/ˈɡluːsɪtɒl/), is a
sugar alcohol with a
sweet taste which the
human body
metabolizes slowly...
- this
pathway glucose is
reduced to
sorbitol,
which is
subsequently oxidized to fructose. It is also
called the
sorbitol-aldose
reductase pathway. The pathway...
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Sorbitol dehydrogenase (or SDH) is a
cytosolic enzyme. In
humans this
protein is
encoded by the SORD gene.
Sorbitol dehydrogenase is an
enzyme in carbohydrate...
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Sorbitol-MacConkey agar is a
variant of
traditional MacConkey agar used in the
detection of E. coli O157:H7. Traditionally,
MacConkey agar has been used...
- In enzymology, a
sorbitol-6-phosphate
dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.140) is an
enzyme that
catalyzes the
chemical reaction D-
sorbitol 6-phosphate + NAD+ ⇌{\displaystyle...
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artificial sweeteners, in
order to
offset their low sweetness.
Xylitol and
sorbitol are po****r
sugar alcohols in
commercial foods.
Sugar alcohols have the...
- glucose. In
chemical terms,
maltitol is
known as 4-O-α-glucopyranosyl-D-
sorbitol. It is used in
commercial products under trade names such as Lesys, Maltisweet...
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vitamin K, and a
moderate source of B
vitamins and
dietary minerals. The
sorbitol content of
dietary fiber likely provides the
laxative effect ****ociated...
- was most
commonly used as fuel.
Modern formulations most
commonly use
sorbitol for its ease of production. The most
common oxidizer is pot****ium nitrate...
- (mannose) by reduction.
Other sugar alcohols include xylitol and
sorbitol.
Mannitol and
sorbitol are isomers, the only
difference being the
orientation of the...
