alditol

Sugar alcohol (alditol) An alcohol derived from a monosaccharide by reduction of its carbonyl group (CO) so that each carbon atom of the sugar has an alcohol group (OH).

糖醇：单糖的羰基(CO)还原得到一个醇．继而糖分子的每个碳原子都连有一个羟基(OH)。

Gas chromatography of its alditol acetates has shown that TaA is composed of mannose and xylose by the ratio of 2.85∶1.The physical and chemical properties of TaA have been characterized.

制备糖醇乙酰化衍生物进色分表明，由甘露糖和木糖组成，摩尔比为285∶1，并对其理化性质进了初步研究。