"Cyclitols" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Cycloalkanes containing three or more hydroxyl groups on the ring atoms. Some polyhydroxypiperidines (PIPERIDINES) are called iminocyclitols or aza-sugars.
| Descriptor ID |
D054812
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.426.392.368.138
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Evolution and Distribution of C7-Cyclitol Synthases in Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes. ACS Chem Biol. 2017 04 21; 12(4):979-988.