Sorbitol

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Common Name:Sorbitol

IUPAC Name:(2R,3R,4R,5S)- hexane- 1,2,3,4,5,6- hexol

Other Names

D-Sorbitol, (-)-Sorbitol

Chemical Information

Molecular Structure

Sorbitol Molecule

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Relevant Clinical Literature

Pubmed on Sorbitol

RCT with Sorbitol OR its IUPAC name   from Pubmed

Systematic reviews of Sorbitol OR its IUPAC name   from Pubmed

Sorbitol OR its IUPAC name in N Eng J Med, Lancet,JAMA, BMJ   from Pubmed

Sorbitol OR its IUPAC name in Cochrane Collaboration   from Pubmed

Natural occuring six-carbon sugar alcohol, being present in certain fruits, but also produced in small quantities in the body from metabolism of glucose.

It is poorly absorbed by the gut and is commonly used in low-calorie 'sugar-free' foodstuffs (E420). When ingested in large quantities, it can act as an osmotic laxative with similar properties to lactulose.^[1]

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