D(-)-Sorbitol is a six carbon sugar alcohol used in specialized culture media to differentiate bacterial strains. This Sorbitol Polyol acts as an Osmotic Stress Agent for Sugar Alcohol Metabolism studies and Phenotypic Bacterial Identification.
+4.00° to +7.00° (c = 5gm substance and 6.4 gm of disodium tetraborate in 40 mL of water R. Allow to stand for 1 h and dilute to 50 mL with water R, at 20 ± 0.5°C, anhydrous basis)