| LC control no. | sh2008008250 |
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| Topical heading | Mannitol |
| Variant(s) | Diosmol Hexane hexol Hexanehexol Hydroxy hexane Hydroxyhexane Manicol Manita Manna sugar Mannite Mannite sugar Osmofundin |
| See also | Polyols Sugar substitutes |
| Found in | Work cat.: NTP technical report on the carcinogenesis bioassay of D-mannitol (CAS no. 69-65-8) in F344/N rats and B6C3F₁ mice (feed study), 1982: p. 7 (a food and drug additive) p. 14 (C₆H₁₄O₆; occurs in algae, fungi, bacteria, and a variety of higher plants; used primarily in the production of chewable tablets; also used as a replacement for sugar in dietary foods; produced commercially by the reduction of glucose or sucrose) MeSH browser, Oct. 20, 2008 (Mannitol; a diuretic and renal diagnostic aid related to sorbitol; UF Osmitrol, Osmofundin. Pharm. Action: Diuretics, Osmotic; Sweetening Agents. In MeSH tree structures under: Sugar Alcohols) Wikipedia, Oct. 20, 2008 (Mannitol or hexan-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol (C₆H₈(OH)₆) is a polyol; used as an osmotic diuretic agent and a weak renal vasodilator; a sorbitol stereoisomer; it was originally isolated from the secretions of the Flowering Ash, called Manna after their resemblance to the Biblical food, and may also be referred to as: Mannite and Manna Sugar; sometimes used as an adulterant or cutting agent for heroin, methamphetamines or other illicit drugs; in popular culture, when it is used in this manner, it is often referred to as baby laxative) ChemIndustry.com, Dec. 28, 2008 (Mannitol; synonyms: Hexanehexol, Hexane hexol) ChemBlink.com, Dec. 28, 2008 (Mannite; synonyms: Diosmol, Manita, Manicol, Manna sugar, Hexanehexol) |
| Invalid LCCN | sh 85080600 |
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