What is D-Arabinitol?

D-Arabinitol is a marker for intestinal yeast overgrowth.

Yeast is another class of microbes that can chronically grow in the intestinal tract and cause adverse health effects through the release of toxic metabolites. D-Arabinitol is uniquely produced by intestinal yeast, and the degree of elevation is a useful marker of their growth.

D-Arabinitol is a metabolite of candida, and a high level of this marker is associated with invasive candidiasis. D-arabinitol is produced from dietary carbohydrates when yeasts are rapidly growing in the low oxygen environment of the small intestine.

References:

• https://www.gdx.net/uk/core-uk/interpretive-guides-uk/Organix-IG.pdf
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10647119
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10487045