D-Talitol is has been used in conjunction with D-allose in the study of inhibition in production of ROS (reactive oxygen species). It is produced from the sugar D-psicose in the presence of various carbohydrates. This is the labeled analog.
Definition
ChEBI: D-altritol is a hexitol that is hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol having (2R,3R,4S,5R) configuration; the D-enantiomer of altritol. It has a role as an algal metabolite and a marine metabolite. It is an enantiomer of a L-altritol.