A naturally occurring product of plants obtained following reduction of GALACTOSE. It appears as a white crystalline powder with a slight sweet taste. It may form in excess in the lens of the eye in GALACTOSEMIAS, a deficiency of GALACTOKINASE.

DUI

D004376 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0006879

CAS

Galactitol

Previous indexing

Alcohols (1966-1971); Antineoplastic Agents (1966-1971); Carbohydrates (1969-1971); Galactose (1966-1971); Galactosemia (1966-1971); Hexoses (1966-1971)

History note

98(72)

Public note

98; see DULCITOL 1991-97, see SUGAR ALCOHOLS 1972-90; for GALACTITOL see DULCITOL 1978-97