Mannitol is a type of sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and medication. It is used as a low calorie sweetener as it is poorly absorbed by the intestines...
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Mannitol salt agar or MSA is a commonly used selective and differential growth medium in microbiology. It encourages the growth of a group of certain bacteria...
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Mannitol hexanitrate is a powerful explosive. Physically, it is a powdery solid at normal temperature ranges, with density of 1.73 g/cm3. The chemical...
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In enzymology, a mannitol dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.255) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction D-mannitol + NAD+ ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons...
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Mannitol motility medium is a bacterial growth medium used to detect the ability of bacteria to ferment mannite and produce nitrogen gas; and to indicate...
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Isomalt (redirect from 1-O-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-D-mannitol)
1-O-α-D-glucopyranosido-D-mannitol (1,1-GPM) and 6-O-α-D-glucopyranosido-D-sorbitol (1,6-GPS). Each of these is composed of two sugars: glucose and mannitol in the case...
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Ciguatera fish poisoning (section Mannitol)
humans also found benefit from mannitol. However, a randomized, double-blind clinical trial found no difference between mannitol and normal saline. Despite...
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urine.[citation needed] Glucose, like mannitol, is a sugar that can behave as an osmotic diuretic. Unlike mannitol, glucose is commonly found in the blood...
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Sugar alcohol (section Sorbitol and mannitol)
converting sugars to sugar alcohols. Mannitol is no longer obtained from natural sources; currently, sorbitol and mannitol are obtained by hydrogenation of...
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enzyme mannitol-1-phosphatase (EC 3.1.3.22) catalyzes the reaction D-mannitol 1-phosphate + H2O ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons } D-mannitol + phosphate...
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In enzymology, a mannitol 2-dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.67) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction D-mannitol + NAD+ ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons...
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In enzymology, a d-mannitol oxidase (EC 1.1.3.40) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction mannitol + O2 ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons...
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In enzymology, a mannitol 2-dehydrogenase (NADP+) (EC 1.1.1.138) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction D-mannitol + NADP+ ⇌ {\displaystyle...
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In enzymology, a mannitol-1-phosphate 5-dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.17) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction D-mannitol 1-phosphate + NAD+ ⇌...
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The PTS Fructose-Mannitol (Fru) Family (TC# 4.A.2) is a large and complex family that is part of the PTS-GFL superfamily. It includes several sequenced...
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In enzymology, a mannitol dehydrogenase (cytochrome) (EC 1.1.2.2) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction D-mannitol + ferricytochrome c ⇌ {\displaystyle...
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currently controversial. When compared to mannitol, hypertonic saline has been shown to be as effective as mannitol in decreased ICP in neurocritical care...
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sweetness as sucrose, but is sweeter than similar compounds like sorbitol and mannitol. Xylitol is stable enough to be used in baking, but because xylitol and...
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These solutions include glucose, glycine, dextran (Hyskon), mannitol, sorbitol and a mannitol/sorbital mixture (Purisol). Water was once used routinely...
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reductase (1,5-anhydro-D-mannitol-forming) (EC 1.1.1.292) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction 1,5-anhydro-D-mannitol + NADP+ ⇌ {\displaystyle...
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Mitobronitol (redirect from 1,6-dibromo-1,6-dideoxy-D-mannitol)
Mitobronitol (1,6-dibromo-1,6-dideoxy-D-mannitol) is a brominated analog of mannitol. It is an anticancer drug that is also classified as an alkylating...
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fructose by sorbitol-6-phosphate 2-dehydrogenase. Sorbitol is an isomer of mannitol, another sugar alcohol; the two differ only in the orientation of the hydroxyl...
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similar purpose. Mannitol salt agar is also a selective and differential medium. The mannitol indicates organisms that ferment mannitol: mannitol fermentation...
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6-reductase (EC 1.1.1.224) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction D-mannitol 1-phosphate + NADP+ ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons } D-mannose 6-phosphate...
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Osmotherapy (section Mannitol)
renal failure, hyperkalemia and hemolysis. If mannitol is administered, the dosage used is mannitol 20% solution of 1-1.5 g/kg, followed by 0.25-1 g/kg...
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lacks the amino acid histidine. Mannitol salt agar is selective for gram-positive bacteria and differential for mannitol. Xylose lysine deoxycholate is...
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in increased production of succinic acid, malic acid, butyric acid and mannitol. Production of these common plant defensive chemicals by microbes is believed...
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Biochemical characteristics Oxidase - Catalase - Glucose - Lactose + Sucrose + Mannitol + Starch + Liquid hydrolysis + Indole - Methyl red - Voges-Proskauer -...
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severe cases. Once urine output is established, sodium bicarbonate and mannitol are commonly used but they are poorly supported by the evidence. Outcomes...
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to minimise secondary injury. Hypertonic saline is better than mannitol, as mannitol being a diuretic will decrease the mean arterial pressure and since...
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