"Galactitol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A naturally occurring product of plants obtained following reduction of GALACTOSE. It appears as a white crystalline powder with a slight sweet taste. It may form in excess in the lens of the eye in GALACTOSEMIAS, a deficiency of GALACTOKINASE.
| Descriptor ID |
D004376
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.033.800.400 D09.853.400
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Galactitol" by people in Profiles.
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Novel Mutation in GALT Gene in Galactosemia Patient with Group B Streptococcus Meningitis and Acute Liver Failure. Medicina (Kaunas). 2019 Apr 04; 55(4).
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Biodegradable galactitol based crosslinked polyesters for controlled release and bone tissue engineering. Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl. 2017 Aug 01; 77:534-547.
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Galactose and its Metabolites Deteriorate Metaphase II Mouse Oocyte Quality and Subsequent Embryo Development by Disrupting the Spindle Structure. Sci Rep. 2017 03 22; 7(1):231.
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Tailoring the degradation rate and release kinetics from poly(galactitol sebacate) by blending with chitosan, alginate or ethyl cellulose. Int J Biol Macromol. 2016 Dec; 93(Pt B):1591-1602.
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Caproiciproducens galactitolivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a bacterium capable of producing caproic acid from galactitol, isolated from a wastewater treatment plant. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2015 Dec; 65(12):4902-4908.
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Aldose reductase in diabetic complications of the eye. Metabolism. 1979 Apr; 28(4 Suppl 1):462-9.