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Erythritol
Medical Definition: | A four-carbon sugar that is found in algae, fungi, and lichens. It is twice as sweet as sucrose and can be used as a coronary vasodilator. | |
CAS Type 1 Name: | CAS Number: | 149-32-6 |
Erythrityl Tetranitrate - A vasodilator with general properties similar to NITROGLYCERIN. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1020) |
Erythritol Medical Definitions and Terms
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