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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
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
Drugs
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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