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Galactitol

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Definition: 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.     
Examples Dianhydrogalactitol; Mitolactol 		Other names Dulcitol
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
cinnamic aldehyde cyclic D-galactitol 3'R,4'S-acetal  0   *Cinnamates Galactitol/*analogs & derivatives. J Asian Nat Prod Res. 2009 Sep;11(9):845-9
2-acetamido-1,4-imino-1,2,4-trideoxygalactitol  0   Galactitol/*analogs & derivatives Imino Pyranoses beta-N-Acetylhexosaminidases/antagonists & inhibitors. Carbohydr Res 1993 Dec 16;250(1):19-30

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