Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol which is metabolized in the human body. It is produced by the reduction of glucose by changing the aldehyde group to an additional hydroxyl group. 1M Sorbitol Solution is extensively used in molecular biology. This solution is a sterile-filtered, premixed solution.
1M Sorbitol Solution has a wide range of application in biology. It is used for washing spheroplasts for yeast DNA/RNA extraction and in isoelectric focusing to minimize endoosmotic flow in agarose gels. It is also used to induce osmotic stress.