D-sorbitol

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q245280
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D-sorbitol

Summary

D-sorbitol is a type of chemical entity[1]. D-sorbitol has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • D-sorbitol's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • D-sorbitol's canonical SMILES is recorded as C(C(C(C(C(CO)O)O)O)O)O[4].
  • D-sorbitol's chemical formula is recorded as C₆H₁₄O₆[5].
  • D-sorbitol is a type of glucitol[6].
  • D-sorbitol is part of sorbose reductase activity[7].
  • D-sorbitol is part of glucose-fructose oxidoreductase activity[8].
  • D-sorbitol is part of D-sorbitol dehydrogenase (acceptor) activity[9].
  • D-sorbitol is part of sorbitol-6-phosphatase activity[10].
  • D-sorbitol is used for food additive[11].
  • D-sorbitol is used for medication[12].
  • D-sorbitol is used for indicators and reagents[13].
  • D-sorbitol is used for sweetener[14].
  • D-sorbitol's Commons category is recorded as Sorbitol[15].
  • D-sorbitol's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[16].
  • D-sorbitol's found in taxon is recorded as Vaccinium oxycoccos[17].
  • D-sorbitol's found in taxon is recorded as Rubus idaeus[18].
  • D-sorbitol's found in taxon is recorded as Sorbus aucuparia[19].
  • D-sorbitol's found in taxon is recorded as Prunus laurocerasus[20].
  • D-sorbitol's found in taxon is recorded as Aragoa cundinamarcensis[21].
  • D-sorbitol's found in taxon is recorded as Escherichia coli[22].
  • D-sorbitol's found in taxon is recorded as Plantago cretica[23].
  • D-sorbitol's found in taxon is recorded as Plantago subspathulata[24].
  • D-sorbitol's found in taxon is recorded as Ascophyllum nodosum[25].
  • D-sorbitol's found in taxon is recorded as Bifurcaria bifurcata[26].
  • D-sorbitol's found in taxon is recorded as Bostrychia bispora[27].

Why It Matters

D-sorbitol has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] D-sorbitol is known by 102 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Recon 2.2: from reconstruction to model of human metabolism. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . A QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF MANNITOL, SORBITOL, XYLITOL, AND XYLOSE IN WILD BERRIES AND COMMERCIAL FRUITS. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . A QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF MANNITOL, SORBITOL, XYLITOL, AND XYLOSE IN WILD BERRIES AND COMMERCIAL FRUITS. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . A QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF MANNITOL, SORBITOL, XYLITOL, AND XYLOSE IN WILD BERRIES AND COMMERCIAL FRUITS. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Sugar Composition in Fruits ofLaurocerasus officinalisRoem. and Its Three Cultivars. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Aragoside and iridoid glucosides from Aragoa cundinamarcensis. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Mutations affecting transport of the hexitols D-mannitol, D-glucitol, and galactitol in Escherichia coli K-12: isolation and mapping. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Chemotaxonomy of Plantago. Iridoid glucosides and caffeoyl phenylethanoid glycosides.. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Chemotaxonomy of Plantago. Iridoid glucosides and caffeoyl phenylethanoid glycosides.. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Sorbitol and sorbitol phosphate in brown seaweeds. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Sorbitol and sorbitol phosphate in brown seaweeds. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Polyol Content of Bostrychia and Stictosiphonia (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) from Field and Culture. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of sorbose reductase activity, glucose-fructose oxidoreductase activity, D-sorbitol dehydrogenase (acceptor) activity +1
    Subject has role cathartic, excipient
    Different from Q1456838
    Subclass of glucitol
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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