Description

A naturally occurring product of plants obtained following reduction of GALACTOSE. It appears as a white crystalline powder with a slight sweet taste. It may form in excess in the lens of the eye in GALACTOSEMIAS, a deficiency of GALACTOKINASE. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Basic Part Properties

Part Name
Galactitol
Part Display Name
Galactitol
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2006-12-12
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Galactitol

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Language Variants Get Info

TagLanguageTranslation
zh-CNChinese (China)半乳糖醇
Synonyms: 卫矛醇
fr-CAFrench (Canada)Galactitol
et-EEEstonian (Estonia)Galaktitool
es-ESSpanish (Spain)Galactitol
it-ITItalian (Italy)Galactitol
tr-TRTurkish (Turkey)Galaktitol
ru-RURussian (Russian Federation)Галактитол
nl-NLDutch (Netherlands)galactitol
fr-BEFrench (Belgium)Galactitol
fr-FRFrench (France)Galactitol
pl-PLPolish (Poland)Galaktitol
el-GRGreek (Greece)Γαλακτιτόλη
Synonyms: Γαλακτιτόλη