rutin sugar

Chem.: A sugar isomeric with glucose, and produced when rutin is boiled with dilute sulphuric acid. After removal of the sulphuric acid, and the quercetin, which is also formed, it can be obtained as a colorle uncrystallizable syrup by precipita tion with ether from an alcoholic solution. It has no action on polarized light, is not fermentable, but reduces cuprate of pota ium in the cold. ru-tin-ic, a. [Eng.rutin;-ic.] (See compound.)