volemitol
Sign in to saveAlso known as D-glycero-D-manno-Heptitol, alpha-sedoheptitol, beta-mannoheptitol, D-glycero-D-talo-heptitol
Volemitol is a naturally occurring seven-carbon sugar alcohol. It is a substance widely distributed in plants, red algae, fungi, mosses, and lichens. It was also found in lipopolysaccharides from E. coli. In certain higher plants, such as Primula, volemitol plays several important physiological roles. It functions as a photosynthetic product, phloem translocate, and storage carbohydrate.
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- Mass
- 212.089603
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- chemical formula
- C₇H₁₆O₇
- canonical SMILES
- C(C(C(C(C(C(CO)O)O)O)O)O)O
- isomeric SMILES
- C([C@H]([C@H](C([C@@H]([C@@H](CO)O)O)O)O)O)O
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Volemitol is a naturally occurring seven-carbon sugar alcohol. It is a substance widely distributed in plants, red algae, fungi, mosses, and lichens. It was also found in lipopolysaccharides from E. coli. In certain higher plants, such as Primula, volemitol plays several important physiological roles. It functions as a photosynthetic product, phloem translocate, and storage carbohydrate.
It is used as a natural sweetening agent.