D-Arabinose CAS:28697-53-2 Manufacturer Supplier

Arabinose is commonly used in the Flavor Industry to produce meaty or cooked/roasted flavors.Arabinose is a 5 carbon monosaccharide sugar or pentose with an aldehyde group that is manufactured from the complete hydrolysis of non-starch polysaccharides found in vegetables such as corn fiber.It is known as a pectin sugar. Arabinose is sweet, but with a lower glycemic index as it is a non-digestible L-form sugar and will strongly inhibit sucrase in the small intestines.L-arabinose is a naturally occurring pentose with a sweet taste and is widely distributed as a component of complex non-starch polysaccharides in plant cell walls and plant gums.As a low-calorie sugar-substitute sweetener, the sweetness of L-arabinose is about half that of sucrose. L-arabinose can inhibit sucrose absorption and then inhibit the increase of blood sugar. L-arabinose is an intermediate in flavor industry for producing flavors, the derivates of L-arabinose can be used in the development of antiviral agent such as nucleoside.