Galactitol

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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

MeSH Number(s)

D02.033.800.400

D09.853.400

Concept/Terms

Galactitol

Dulcitol

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Alcohols [D02.033]
Sugar Alcohols [D02.033.800]
Galactitol [D02.033.800.400]
Carbohydrates [D09]
Sugar Alcohols [D09.853]
Galactitol [D09.853.400]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	1	0	1
1998	0	1	1
1999	1	0	1
2001	1	0	1
2004	0	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Galactitol" by people in Profiles.

Mg2+-ATPase activity in suckling rat brain regions in galactosaemia in vitro. L-Cysteine and glutathione effects. Toxicol In Vitro. 2005 Mar; 19(2):167-72.

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Suckling rat brain regional distribution of Na+,K+-atpase activity in the in vitro galactosaemia: the effect of L-cysteine and glutathione. Metab Brain Dis. 2005 Mar; 20(1):45-54.

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Cognitive strengths and weaknesses in children and adolescents homozygous for the galactosemia Q188R mutation: a descriptive study. Neuropsychology. 2004 Oct; 18(4):658-64.

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Protective effect of L-cysteine and glutathione on the modulated suckling rat brain Na+, K+, -ATPase and Mg2+ -ATPase activities induced by the in vitro galactosaemia. Pharmacol Res. 2004 May; 49(5):475-9.

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In vivo evidence of brain galactitol accumulation in an infant with galactosemia and encephalopathy. J Pediatr. 2001 Feb; 138(2):260-2.

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Urine and plasma galactitol in patients with galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase deficiency galactosemia. Metabolism. 1999 Oct; 48(10):1294-302.

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Elevation of erythrocyte redox potential linked to galactonate biosynthesis: elimination by Tolrestat. Metabolism. 1998 Nov; 47(11):1423-8.

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The role of polyols in the pathophysiology of hypergalactosemia. Eur J Pediatr. 1995; 154(7 Suppl 2):S53-64.

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The effect of dietary fruits and vegetables on urinary galactitol excretion in galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase deficiency. J Inherit Metab Dis. 1993; 16(1):91-100.

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