Meso-Erythritol

Meso-Erythritol is a sugar alcohol that found in a variety of foods (e.g., pear, watermelon), is 60-80% as sweet as sucrose, and can be used as low-calorie sweetener food additives[1][2][3][4].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[149-32-6]

UNSPSC

12352211

Hazard Statement

H302, H315, H319, H335

Target

Endogenous Metabolite

Type

Natural Products

Related Pathways

Metabolic Enzyme/Protease

Field of Research

Others

Assay Protocol

https://www.medchemexpress.com/Erythritol.html

Concentration

10mM

Purity

99.73

Solubility

DMSO : 100 mg/mL (ultrasonic) |H2O : ≥ 100 mg/mL

Smiles

OC[C@H](O)[C@H](O)CO

Molecular Formula

C4H10O4

Molecular Weight

122.12

Precautions

H302, H315, H319, H335

References & Citations

[1]Hootman KC, et al. Erythritol is a pentose-phosphate pathway metabolite and associated with adiposity gain in young adults. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017 May 23;114 (21) :E4233-E4240.|[2]Cherqaoui A, et al. Electro-oxidation of meso-erythritol on platinum in acid medium: analysis of the reaction products[J]. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 1999, 464 (1) : 101-109.|[3]Fujii K, et al. Physical characterization of meso-erythritol as a crystalline bulking agent for freeze-dried formulations. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) . 2015;63 (5) :311-7.|[4]Sreenath K, et al. Analysis of erythritol in foods by polyclonal antibody-based indirect competitive ELISA. Anal Bioanal Chem. 2008 May;391 (2) :609-15.