Allitol

Allitol is a rare natural polyol that can be used as a sweetener. Allitol is a sugar alcohol formed by linking D- and L-hexoses in a process called izumoring. Allitol has anti-diabetic effects in a long-term allitol diet rat model. Allitol significantly increases the phylum Bacillota and decreases the phyla Bacteroidetes Actinomycetota, and Pseudomonadota. Allitol significantly increases the levels of butyric acid-metabolizing enzymes in a PICRUSt2 gut microbiota analysis. Allitol is an important intermediate for the preparation of the agents which against diabetes, cancer, and viral infections, including AIDS[1][2].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[488-44-8]

Product Name Alternative

Allodulcitol

UNSPSC

12352211

Hazard Statement

H315, H319, H320

Target

Bacterial; Drug Intermediate

Type

Natural Products

Related Pathways

Anti-infection; Others

Applications

Metabolism-protein/nucleotide metabolism

Field of Research

Cancer; Metabolic Disease

Assay Protocol

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

Purity

99.61

Solubility

DMSO : 50 mg/mL (ultrasonic)

Smiles

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

Molecular Formula

C6H14O6

Molecular Weight

182.17

Precautions

H315, H319, H320

References & Citations

[1]Zhu Y, et al. Construction of allitol synthesis pathway by multi-enzyme coexpression in Escherichia coli and its application in allitol production. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol. 2015 May;42 (5) :661-9.|[2]Tatsuhiro Matsuo, et al., Effects of Long-Term Feeding of Dietary Allitol on Glucose Tolerance and Fecal Microbiota Profiles in Rats. Journal of Biosciences and Medicines, 2025 13 (5) .