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Sorbitol is is a sugar alcohol with a sweet taste which the human body
metabolizes slowly. It can be obtained by reduction of glucose, which
changes the aldehyde group to a hydroxyl group. Most sorbitol is made
from corn syrup, but it is also found in nature, for example in apples,
pears, peaches, and prunes. It is converted to 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
group on carbon 2. While similar, the two sugar alcohols have very
different sources in nature, melting points, and uses.
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