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Arabitol, or arabinitol, is a sugar alcohol. It can be formed by the reduction of either arabinose or lyxose. Some organic acid tests check for the presence of D-arabitol, which may indicate overgrowth of intestinal microbes such as Candida albicans or other yeast/fungus species.[4]
References
- ^ Merck Index, 11th Edition, 789
- ^ "2-Carb-19".
- ^ Arabitol at the Human Metabolome Database
- ^ "Candida and Yeast Overgrowth". Archived from the original on 2010-03-02. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
Further reading
- Herman, Anna; Herman, Andrzej Przemysław (15 January 2022). "Could Candida Overgrowth Be Involved in the Pathophysiology of Autism?". Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11 (2): 442. doi:10.3390/jcm11020442. PMC 8778531. PMID 35054136.
External links
Media related to Arabitol at Wikimedia Commons
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