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Descriptor English: | Sorbitol | ||||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Sorbitol
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Sorbitol | ||||||
Descriptor French: | Sorbitol | ||||||
Entry term(s): |
D-Glucitol |
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Tree number(s): |
D02.033.800.813 D09.853.813 |
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RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013012 | ||||||
Scope note: | A polyhydric alcohol with about half the sweetness of sucrose. Sorbitol occurs naturally and is also produced synthetically from glucose. It was formerly used as a diuretic and may still be used as a laxative and in irrigating solutions for some surgical procedures. It is also used in many manufacturing processes, as a pharmaceutical aid, and in several research applications. |
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Allowable Qualifiers: |
AA analogues et dérivés AD administration et posologie AE effets indésirables AG agonistes AI antagonistes et inhibiteurs AN analyse BL sang CF liquide cérébrospinal CH composition chimique CL classification CS synthèse chimique EC économie HI histoire IM immunologie IP isolement et purification ME métabolisme PD pharmacologie PK pharmacocinétique PO intoxication RE effets des radiations SD ressources et distribution ST normes TO toxicité TU usage thérapeutique UR urine |
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Pharm Action: |
Cathartics Indicators and Reagents Sweetening Agents |
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Registry Number: | 506T60A25R | ||||||
CAS Type 1 Name: | D-Glucitol | ||||||
DeCS ID: | 13395 | ||||||
Unique ID: | D013012 | ||||||
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
Revision Date: | 2016/07/01 |
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