Volemitol

Volemitol

Names
IUPAC name (2R,3R,5R,6R)-heptane-1,2,3,4,5,6,7-heptol
Other names D-glycero-D-talo-heptitol, alpha-sedoheptitol, beta-mannoheptitol
Identifiers
CAS Registry Number	488-38-0 Y
ChemSpider	390172 Y
InChI InChI=1S/C7H16O7/c8-1-3(10)5(12)7(14)6(13)4(11)2-9/h3-14H,1-2H2/t3-,4-,5-,6-/m1/s1 Y Key: OXQKEKGBFMQTML-KVTDHHQDSA-N Y
Jmol-3D images	Image
SMILES O[C@@H]([C@@H](O)C(O)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)CO)CO
Properties
Molecular formula	C7H16O7
Molar mass	212.20 g·mol−1
Melting point	152 to 153 °C (306 to 307 °F; 425 to 426 K)
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
Y verify (what is: Y/N?)
Infobox references

Volemitol is a naturally occurring seven-carbon sugar alcohol. It is a substance widely distributed in plants, red algae, fungi, mosses, and lichens. It was also found in lipopolysaccharides from E. coli. In certain higher plants, such as Primula, volemitol plays several important physiological roles. It functions as a photosynthetic product, phloem translocate, and storage carbohydrate.

It is used as a natural sweetening agent.

Volemitol was first isolated as a white crystalline substance from the mushroom Lactarius volemus by the French scientist Émile Bourquelot in 1889.^[1]

See also

• Sugar alcohol
• Sugar substitute

References

1. ↑ E. Bourquelot, Bull. Soc. Mycol. Fr., 5 (1889) 132.