Fucitol

Fucitol, also known as -fucitol, 6-deoxy--galactitol, and (2"R",3"S",4"R",5"S")-hexane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol, is a sugar alcohol derived from fucoidan which is found in the North Atlantic seaweed "Fucus vesiculosus" or by the reduction of fucose.