arabitol
/əˈrabɪtɒl/Chemistry
noun
A crystalline, sweet-tasting alcohol resulting from reduction of arabinose, occurring in plant tissues and formed by the metabolism of Candida albicans and some other bacteria.
- Arabitol is a pentahydric alcohol. Formula: CH2OH(CHOH)3CH2OH. There are two optical isomers of which the d-form is more common..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Chemical Society. From arab- + -itol, after German Arabit.