Description
A reduced form of galactose; a toxic metabolite of galactose in humans; accumulates in the lens of patients with galactokinase deficiency-induced galactosemia, leading to cataract formation; accumulates in a transgenic mouse model of galactokinase deficiency but does not lead to cataract formation
Formal name: Galactitol
Synonyms: Dulcitol|NSC 1944
Molecular weight: 182.2
CAS: 608-66-2
Purity: ≥95%
Formulation: A crystalline solid
Product Type|Biochemicals|Natural Products||Product Type|Biochemicals|Toxins||Product Type|Biochemicals|Xenobiotic Metabolites||Research Area|Endocrinology & Metabolism|Carbohydrate Metabolism||Research Area|Endocrinology & Metabolism|Inborn Errors of Metabolism||Research Area|Neuroscience|Ophthalmology