1,5-Anhydro-D-sorbitol, a cyclic polyol, is a metabolic product of 1,5 anhydro-D-fructose. 1,5-Anhydro-D-sorbitol is used as a reference in analytical procedures that assess the metabolism of 1,5 anhydro-D-fructose, a food supplement with potential benefits as an antioxidant, antimicrobial, and antidiabetic agent.
1,5-Anhydro-D-glucitol is used as a reference in analytical procedures that assess the metabolism of 1,5 anhydro-D-fructose, a food supplement with potential benefits as an antioxidant, antimicrobial, and antidiabetic agent.
This compound has been isolated from several plant and animal sources, discovered in human cerebrospinal fluid and blood plasma and found to be an inhibitor of several enzymes. Anhydroalditols are a class of reduced sugars which are present in many natural systems and which have been employed as synthesis intermediates.
ChEBI: An anhydro sugar of D-glucitol.
