Preferred Name

Sorbitol [Chemical/Ingredient]
Synonyms
ID

http://evs.nci.nih.gov/ftp1/NDF-RT/NDF-RT.owl#N0000006662

code

C23672

Display_Name

Sorbitol

imported from

http://evs.nci.nih.gov/ftp1/NDF-RT/NDF-RT.owl

label

Sorbitol [Chemical/Ingredient]

MeSH_CUI

M0020169

MeSH_Definition

A polyhydric alcohol with about half the sweetness of sucrose. Sorbitol occurs naturally and is also produced synthetically from glucose. It was formerly used as a diuretic and may still be used as a laxative and in irrigating solutions for some surgical procedures. It is also used in many manufacturing processes, as a pharmaceutical aid, and in several research applications.

MeSH_DUI

D013012

MeSH_Name

Sorbitol

NUI

N0000006662

prefixIRI

NDF-RT:N0000006662

prefLabel

Sorbitol [Chemical/Ingredient]

RxNorm_CUI

9945

RxNorm_Name

Sorbitol

Synonym

D-Glucitol

Glucitol

UMLS_CUI

C0037688

subClassOf

http://evs.nci.nih.gov/ftp1/NDF-RT/NDF-RT.owl#N0000008029

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