xylitol
Description
Xylitol is a pentahydroxy sugar alcohol (C5H12O5) naturally occurring in fruits and vegetables, with a sweetness comparable to that of sucrose. It is widely used as a non-cariogenic, insulin-independent sweetener in dental care products and sugar-free foods for individuals with diabetes. In addition, xylitol is an important synthetic building block and a high value-added chemical derived from biomass. Industrially, it is produced either by catalytic hydrogenation of D-xylose or by biological routes involving the microbial reduction of D-xylose by xylose reductase [361].
Chemical Formula:
C5H12O5
Molecular Weight:
152.147 Daltons
Monoisotopic Mass:
152.0684734957 Daltons
SMILES:
C(O)C(O)C(O)C(O)CO
InChI:
1S/C5H12O5/c6-1-3(8)5(10)4(9)2-7/h3-10H,1-2H2/t3-,4+,5+
InChIKey:
Synonyms
- (2R,3R,4S)-pentane-1,2,3,4,5-pentaol
Databases
MetaCyc:
XYLITOL
MetaboLights:
MTBLC17151
HMDB:
HMDB02917
DRUGBANK:
DB01904
Wikipedia:
Xylitol
ChemSpider:
6646
ChEBI:
17151
KEGG:
C00379
CAS:
87-99-0
RefMet:
Xylitol
Reactome:
5660033
Seed:
cpd00306
MetaNetX:
MNXM510
PubChem (CID):
6912
NIKKAJI:
J3.905E
PDB-CCD:
XYL
CHEMBL:
CHEMBL96783
CHEMBL1865120
PupChem (SID):
3669
BiGG:
xylt