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maltitol

CHEBI:CHEBI_68428

Definition

An alpha-D-glucoside consisting of D-glucitol having an alpha-D-glucosyl residue attached at the 4-position. Used as a sugar substitute.

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C12H24O11
Molecular Mass
344.31240
Charge
0
SMILES
OC[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O[C@H]1O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]1O)[C@H](O)CO
InChI
InChI=1S/C12H24O11/c13-1-4(16)7(18)11(5(17)2-14)23-12-10(21)9(20)8(19)6(3-15)22-12/h4-21H,1-3H2/t4-,5+,6+,7+,8+,9-,10+,11+,12+/m0/s1
InChIKey
VQHSOMBJVWLPSR-WUJBLJFYSA-N

Alternative Names

  • (2S,3R,4R,5R)-4-{[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl]oxy}hexane-1,2,3,5,6-pentol
  • 4-O-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-D-glucitol
  • alpha-D-Glc-(1->4)-D-Glc-ol
  • alpha-D-Glcp-(1->4)-D-Glc-ol
  • alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->4)-D-glucitol
  • alpha-D-glucosyl-(1->4)-D-glucitol
  • D-Maltitol
  • WURCS=2.0/2,2,1/[h2122h][a2122h-1a_1-5]/1-2/a4-b1

Drug Classification

Important Medical Information

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Additional Identifiers

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Wikipedia:Maltitol
DRON_00010000
1363049
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CHEBI:68428

Additional References

Wikipedia:Maltitol

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