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Xylitol

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Definition: A five-carbon sugar alcohol derived from XYLOSE by reduction of the carbonyl group. It is as sweet as sucrose and used as a noncariogenic sweetener.     
Pharmacological Action Sweetening Agents
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
3-hydroxymethylxylitol  0   Xylitol/*analogs & derivatives. Eur J Pharmacol 2008 Aug 20;590(1-3):437-43
1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-D-xylitol  0   Xylitol/*analogs & derivatives. J Nat Prod 2007 Mar;70(3):436-8
1,5-anhydroxylitol  0   Xylitol/*analogs & derivatives. Carbohydr Res 2004 Nov 15;339(16):2731-2
Yotuel  0   *Fluorides *Xylitol. Br Dent J 2004 Nov 13;197(9):561-6; discussion 551
1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-xylitol  0   Xylitol/*analogs & derivatives Imino Furanoses. Org Lett 2002 Mar 7;4(5):847-9
dimethylenexylitol valproate  0   Valproic Acid/*analogs & derivatives Xylitol/*analogs & derivatives. Epilepsy Res 1998 Nov;32(3):345-55
Crest Multicare  0   *Diphosphates *Sodium Fluoride *Xylitol. J Clin Dent 1998;9(1):26-9
1,4-anhydroxylitol  491-19-0   Xylitol/*analogs & derivatives. Carbohydr Res 1995 Sep 8;274:45-58
tributyrylxylitol  0   Xylitol/*analogs & derivatives. Anticancer Res 1994 Sep-Oct;14(5A):1823-8
Profylin  0   *Sorbitol *Xylitol. Acta Odontol Scand 1991 Oct;49(5):267-72
saliva Orthana  0   *Mucins *Xylitol Saliva, Artificial. Scand J Dent Res 1991;99(4):316
MAS 84  0   *Xylitol *Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium Saliva, Artificial. Scand J Dent Res 1991;99(4):316

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