<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31340222</termId><termName>sucralose</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ An artificial sweetener made by a multi-step process that starts with ordinary table sugar (sucrose) and replaces three hydrogen-oxygen groups on the sugar molecule with three chlorine atoms. It was discovered in 1976 by researchers at Queen Elizabeth College, University of London, during a collaborative research program with UK sugar producer, Tate & Lyle, PLC. It is sold under the brand name Splenda (TM). In conservation, it has been used in the treatment of waterlogged wood. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:31:45</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31316785</termId><termName>sugar</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>