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Descriptor English: Ribitol
Descriptor Spanish: Ribitol
Descriptor ribitol
Scope note: Alcohol formado por reducción de la ribosa.
Descriptor Portuguese: Ribitol
Descriptor French: Ribitol
Entry term(s): Adonitol
Tree number(s): D02.033.800.780
D09.853.780
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012255
Scope note: A sugar alcohol formed by the reduction of ribose.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Registry Number: 488-81-3
CAS Type 1 Name: Ribitol
Previous Indexing: Sugar Alcohols (1972-1977)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under SUGAR ALCOHOLS 1978-90
History Note: 91(78); was see under SUGAR ALCOHOLS 1978-90
DeCS ID: 12664
Unique ID: D012255
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1977/04/15
Revision Date: 2004/07/07
Ribitol - Preferred
Concept UI M0019063
Scope note A sugar alcohol formed by the reduction of ribose.
Preferred term Ribitol
Entry term(s) Adonitol



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