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What does sorbitol mean?

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Noun
  1. (organic chemistry) A sugar alcohol (2R,3S,4S,5S)-hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol used as an artificial sweetener
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Diabetic retinopathy and neuropathy may be related to too much sorbitol in the cells of the eyes and nerves.
Mixtures containing sorbitol, glucose, fructose, sucrose, and maltose were used as standards every fifth sample.
Replacement of NaCl for isosmotic sorbitol produced a slight depolarization of the membrane.
However, again just glycerol, sorbitol and sorbitans were used in the capsule shell, because propylene glycol results in the above-described undesirable tackiness.
In addition, some sugar-free, low-calorie candies may contain sugar alcohols, such as sorbitol or mannitol.
The polyol pathway uses the enzyme aldose reductase to convert glucose to sorbitol.

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