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alditol

Term ID
CHEBI:17522
Synonyms
  • alditol
  • alditols
  • Glycitol
  • Sugar alcohol
Definition
A carbohydrate that is an acyclic polyol having the general formula HOCH2[CH(OH)]nCH2OH (formally derivable from an aldose by reduction of the carbonyl group).
References
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Relationships
is a type of
has subtype
inverse has_functional_parent
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from alditol
Phenotype where environments contain alditol
Phenotype modified by environments containing alditol
Human Disease Model