Glycerol (/ˈɡlɪsərɒl/;[6] also called glycerine in British English or glycerin in American English) is a simple polyol compound. It is a colorless, odorless, viscousliquid that is sweet-tasting and non-toxic. The glycerol backbone is found in lipidsknown as glycerides. Due to having antimicrobial and antiviral properties it is widely used in FDA approved wound and burn treatments. It can be used as an effective marker to measure liver disease. It is also widely used as a sweetener in the food industry and as a humectant in pharmaceutical formulations. Owing to the presence of three hydroxyl groups, glycerol is miscible with water and is hygroscopic in nature.[7]
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