MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH hyponym : dulcitol;
MeSH CAS label : galactitol;
MeSH Related Number : 608-66-2 (Galactitol);
Registry Number MeSH : 608-66-2;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactitol;
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.