Ciceritol
Encyclopedia
Ciceritol is a cyclitol
. It is a pinitol
digalactoside that can be isolated from seeds of chickpea
, lentil
and white lupin.
Cyclitol
Cyclitols are cycloalkanes containing one hydroxyl group on three or more ring atoms. They are cyclic polyols. Cyclitols are one of the compatible solutes which are formed in a plant as a response to salt or water stress...
. It is a pinitol
Pinitol
Pinitol is a cyclitol, a cyclic polyol. It is a known anti-diabetic agent isolated from Sutherlandia frutescens leaves. Gall plant tannins can be differentiated by their content of pinitol....
digalactoside that can be isolated from seeds of chickpea
Chickpea
The chickpea is a legume of the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae...
, lentil
Lentil
The lentil is an edible pulse. It is a bushy annual plant of the legume family, grown for its lens-shaped seeds...
and white lupin.