Term Name:	D-glucitol
Synonyms:	(-)-sorbitol, (2R,3R,4R,5S)-hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol, D-(-)-sorbitol, D-glucitol, D-Sorbit, D-Sorbitol, E 420, E-420, E420, G-ol, Glc-ol, L-Gulitol
Definition:	The D-enantiomer of glucitol (also known as D-sorbitol).
Ontology:	ChEBI [CHEBI:17924] ( EBI )

Relationships

is a type of:	glucitol
has subtype:	D-sorbitol-(13)C6
has_role:	cathartic Escherichia coli metabolite food humectant human metabolite laxative metabolite mouse metabolite Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite sweetening agent
inverse has_functional_parent:	1,5-anhydro-D-glucitol 6-O-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-D-glucitol alpha-D-Galp-(1->6)-D-Glc-OH alpha-L-Fucp-(1->2)-beta-D-Galp-(1->3)-D-Glc-OH alpha-L-Fucp-(1->2)-beta-D-Galp-(1->4)-D-Glu-OH alpha-L-Fucp-(1->2)-D-Glc-OH alpha-L-Fucp-(1->3)-[beta-D-Galp-(1->4)]-D-Glc-ol alpha-L-Fucp-(1->4)-[beta-D-Galp-(1->3)]-beta-D-GlcpNAc-(1->3)-beta-D-Galp-(1->4)-D-Glc-ol alpha-L-Rhap-(1->2)-[alpha-L-Rhap-(1->2)-alpha-D-Galp-(1->3)-beta-D-GlcpNAc-(1->4)]-alpha-L-Rhap-(1->2)-alpha-L-Rhap-(1->1')-[alpha-L-Rhap-(1->3')]-D-glucitol alpha-L-Rhap-(1->3)-D-glucitol beta-D-Gal-(1->3)-beta-D-GlcNAc-(1->3)-[beta-D-GlcNAc-(1->6)]-beta-D-Gal-(1->4)-D-Glc-ol beta-D-Galp-(1->3)-[alpha-L-Fucp-(1->4)]-beta-D-GlcpNAc-(1->3)-beta-D-Galp-(1->4)-[alpha-L-Fucp-(1->3)]-D-Glc-ol beta-D-GlcNAc-(1->3)-[beta-D-GlcNAc-(1->6)]-beta-D-Gal-(1->4)-D-Glc-ol beta-D-Glcp-(1->2)-D-Glc-OH beta-D-Glcp-(1->3)-D-Glc-OH cellobiotol D-glucitol 3-phosphate D-glucitol 6-phosphate gentiobiitol maltitol
inverse is_enantiomer_of:	L-glucitol
is_enantiomer_of:	L-glucitol