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lactitol

under Sugar Alcohols
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More on Sugar Alcohols Definition: Polyhydric alcohols having no more than one hydroxy group attached to each carbon atom. They are formed by the reduction of the carbonyl group of a sugar to a hydroxyl group.(From Dorland, 28th ed)      Other names Alcohols, Sugar; Alditols
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
lactitol [ Emportal,4-O-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-D-glucitol,Importal,Juste Brand of Lactitol Monohydrate,Neda Lactiv Importal,Novartis Brand of Lactitol Monohydrate,Oponaf,Zyma Brand of Lactitol Monohydrate ] 585-86-4   *Sugar Alcohols
Pharma Action Cathartics; Sweetening Agents 		Deutsche Zahnaerz Z 32(5):Suppl 1:36;1977; J Agric Food Chem 1979;27(4):680

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