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Xylitol
MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
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MeSH Heading
Xylitol
Tree Number(s)
D02.033.800.936
D09.853.936
Unique ID
D014993
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014993
Scope Note
A five-carbon sugar alcohol derived from
XYLOSE
by reduction of the carbonyl group. It is as sweet as sucrose and used as a noncariogenic sweetener.
Pharm Action
Sweetening Agents
Related Numbers
87-99-0
CAS Type 1 Name
Xylitol
Public MeSH Note
72
History Note
72(63)
Date Established
1972/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2013/07/08
Allowable Qualifiers
administration & dosage (AD)
adverse effects (AE)
agonists (AG)
analogs & derivatives (AA)
analysis (AN)
antagonists & inhibitors (AI)
biosynthesis (BI)
blood (BL)
cerebrospinal fluid (CF)
chemical synthesis (CS)
chemistry (CH)
classification (CL)
deficiency (DF)
economics (EC)
genetics (GE)
history (HI)
immunology (IM)
isolation & purification (IP)
metabolism (ME)
pharmacokinetics (PK)
pharmacology (PD)
physiology (PH)
poisoning (PO)
radiation effects (RE)
standards (ST)
supply & distribution (SD)
therapeutic use (TU)
toxicity (TO)
urine (UR)
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Alcohols [D02.033]
Sugar Alcohols [D02.033.800]
Dithioerythritol [D02.033.800.175]
Dithiothreitol [D02.033.800.196]
Erythritol [D02.033.800.329]
Galactitol [D02.033.800.400]
Inositol [D02.033.800.519]
Mannitol [D02.033.800.609]
Ribitol [D02.033.800.780]
Sorbitol [D02.033.800.813]
Triose Sugar Alcohols [D02.033.800.875]
Xylitol [D02.033.800.936]
Carbohydrates [D09]
Sugar Alcohols [D09.853]
Dithioerythritol [D09.853.175]
Dithiothreitol [D09.853.196]
Erythritol [D09.853.329]
Galactitol [D09.853.400]
Inositol [D09.853.519]
Mannitol [D09.853.609]
Ribitol [D09.853.780]
Sorbitol [D09.853.813]
Triose Sugar Alcohols [D09.853.875]
Xylitol [D09.853.936]
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Xylitol
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Concept UI
M0023075
Related Numbers
87-99-0
Scope Note
A five-carbon sugar alcohol derived from
XYLOSE
by reduction of the carbonyl group. It is as sweet as sucrose and used as a noncariogenic sweetener.
Terms
Xylitol
Preferred Term
Term UI
T043769
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
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