Sugar Alcohols

DBCAT000648Pharmacologic class

Polyhydric alcohols having no more than one hydroxy group attached to each carbon atom. They are formed by the reduction of the carbonyl group of a sugar to a hydroxyl group.(From Dorland, 28th ed). A DrugBank category of 53 drugs. 18 of them are approved.

Also known as: Alcohols, Sugar · Alditols
Drugs: 1D-myo-inositol 1,3,4-trisphosphate
1D-myo-inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate
2-Deoxy-D-Glucitol 6-(E)-Vinylhomophosphonate
2,3-di-O-phytanyl-sn-glycerol
2,5-Dideoxy-2,5-Imino-D-Glucitol
Calcium glycerophosphate
Choline alfoscerate
Dianhydrogalactitol
Diatrizoate
Dithioerythritol
Erythritol
Erythrityl tetranitrate
Ethylhexylglycerin
Gadobenic acid
Gadoteric acid
Ghavamiol
Glycerin
Glycerol 2-phosphate
Glycerol phenylbutyrate
Hexasodium phytate
Incomplete Freund's adjuvant
Indole-3-Glycerol Phosphate
INO-4995
Inositol
Inositol 1,3-bisphosphate
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What you can answer from here — as of August 24, 2016

53DrugsEach linked to its full drug card

81Drug targetsEvery drug–target pair in the class, with bond type

4,745Marketed productsAcross the regions we cover, with dosage forms and routes

34Routes of administrationHow the drugs in this class are given

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