Cat Number: PIPE-0766

D-Mannitol

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CAS Number

69-65-8

Synonyms

mannitol
Mannite
Osmitrol

Description

D-mannitol is the D-enantiomer of mannitol. It has a role as an osmotic diuretic, a sweetening agent, an antiglaucoma drug, a metabolite, an allergen, a hapten, a food bulking agent, a food anticaking agent, a food humectant, a food stabiliser, a food thickening agent, an Escherichia coli metabolite and a member of compatible osmolytes.

Molecular Weight

182.17

Molecular Formula

C6H14O6

EINECS

200-711-8

SMILES

C(C(C(C(C(CO)O)O)O)O)O

Appearance

odorless white crystalline powder or free-flowing granules

Storage

Room temperature