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D-Sorbitol

≥98% (GC), Molecular Biology

Synonym(s):

D-Glucitol

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H14O6
CAS Number:
50-70-4
Molecular Weight:
182.17
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
NACRES:
NA.31
PubChem Substance ID:
24899683
EC Number:
200-061-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1721899
MDL number:
MFCD00004708

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Product Name

D-Sorbitol, ≥98% (GC), Molecular Biology

InChI key

FBPFZTCFMRRESA-JGWLITMVSA-N

InChI

1S/C6H14O6/c7-1-3(9)5(11)6(12)4(10)2-8/h3-12H,1-2H2/t3-,4+,5-,6-/m1/s1

SMILES string

OC[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)CO

grade

Molecular Biology

vapor density

<1 (vs air)

vapor pressure

<0.1 mmHg ( 25 °C)

assay

≥98% (GC)

form

powder or crystals

color

white

useful pH range

5.0-7 (25 °C, 182 g/L)

mp

98-100 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 182g/l at 20 °C (68 °F)

foreign activity

DNase, RNase, and protease, none detected

Quality Level

200

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Application

May be used for washing spheroplasts and in isoelectric focusing to minimize endoosmotic flow in agarose gels. May be used to induce osmotic stress.

Biochem/physiol Actions

D-Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol that is commonly used as a sugar substitute. It occurs naturally and is also produced synthetically from glucose. The food industry uses D-sorbitol as an additive in the form of a sweetener, humectant, emulsifier, thickener, or dietary supplement. D-Sorbitol has also been found in cosmetics, paper, and pharmaceuticals. Naturally, D-sorbitol occurs widely in plants via photosynthesis, ranging from algae to higher order fruits of the family Rosaceae.

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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