Active ingredientSorbitolCat. No. P-S067-001CAS 50-70-4Family · Pharmaceutical analytical standards
Sorbitol
A sugar alcohol made by reducing glucose, about half as sweet as sugar: it is used as a sweetener (E420), humectant, laxative and excipient in medicines, toothpastes and sugar-free chewing gum. This family brings together the active ingredient and other impurities.
Did you know?It was discovered in the second half of the 19th century by the French chemist Jean-Baptiste Boussingault in the juice of rowan berries, Sorbus aucuparia.
Go to the active ingredient →Active ingredientSorbitolCat. No. P-S067-001CAS 50-70-4
ImpurityDimethyldibenzylidene sorbitolCat. No. P-S067-002CAS 135861-56-2
Impurity1,4-SorbitanCat. No. P-S067-003CAS 27299-12-3No product matches your search.
EDQM standards 2
The official European Pharmacopoeia standards for this family.
Reference substance1,4-Sorbitan CRSEDQM code Y0000385Family SorbitolReference substanceSorbitol CRSEDQM code S1000000Family SorbitolNeed a molecule you cannot find?
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