Volemitol

Volemitol
IUPAC name (2R,3R,5R,6R)-heptane-1,2,3,4,5,6,7-heptol
Other names D-glycero-D-talo-heptitol, alpha-sedoheptitol, beta-mannoheptitol
Identifiers
CAS number	488-38-0
ChemSpider	390172 Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES O[C@@H]([C@@H](O)C(O)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)CO)CO
InChI InChI=1S/C7H16O7/c8-1-3(10)5(12)7(14)6(13)4(11)2-9/h3-14H,1-2H2/t3-,4-,5-,6-/m1/s1 Y Key: OXQKEKGBFMQTML-KVTDHHQDSA-N Y
Properties
Molecular formula	C7H16O7
Molar mass	212.2 g mol−1
Melting point	152-153 °C
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Infobox references

Volemitol is a naturally occurring seven-carbon sugar alcohol. It is a substance widely distributed in plants, red algae, fungi, mosses, and lichens. It was also found in lipopolysaccharides from E. coli. In certain higher plants, such as Primula, volemitol plays several important physiological roles. It functions as a photosynthetic product, phloem translocate, and storage carbohydrate.

It is used as a natural sweetening agent.

Volemitol was first isolated as a white crystalline substance from the mushroom Lactarius volemus by the French scientist Émile Bourquelot in 1889.^[1]

See also

• Sugar alcohol
• Sugar substitute

References

1. ^ E. Bourquelot, Bull. Soc. Mycol. Fr., 5 (1889) 132.