sugar alcohols

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006131",
  "term": "sugar alcohols",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "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.",
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "polyols",
    "sugars",
    "sweeteners",
    "validamycins",
    "glycerophosphates",
    "dithiothreitol",
    "cyclitols",
    "alditols"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "alcoholes del azúcar"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/sugar-alcohols/"
}