Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Quebrachitol is a naturally occurring optically active cyclitol a cyclic polyol. It can be found in Allophylus edulis and in the serum left after the coagulation of the of Hevea brasiliensis latex in the operation of rubber tapping. It is also found in Cannabis sativa in Paullinia pinnata and in seabuckthorn.It was first isolated by Tanret in 1887 from the bark of Aspidosperma quebracho. The substance was tested as a sweetening agent for diabetics in 1933.
