Synonym(s)
Erythritol; Erythrol; meso-1,2,3,4-butanetetrol; meso-erythritol; Tetrahydroxybutane
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Erythritol, also called erythrol or tetrahydroxybutane, molecular formula: C4H6(OH)4, is a naturally occurring (in cheese, fruit, algae, lichens), crystalline sweet tasting (as sweet as sucrose) compound. Erythritol is easily soluble in water, less so in ethanol. Erythritol belongs chemically to the sugar alcohols and is also used as a sugar substitute.
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- Burger A et al (1993) Hunnius Pharmaceutical Dictionary 7th Edition Walter de Gruyter Berlin-New York p. 497
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