Concept information
Preferred term
Galactitol
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Dulcitol
Scope note
- 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.
History note
- 98(72)
In other languages
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Finnish
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D004376
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