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Linear Formula:
HOCH2[CH(OH)]2CH2OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
122.12
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1719753
InChI
1S/C4H10O4/c5-1-3(7)4(8)2-6/h3-8H,1-2H2/t3-,4+
SMILES string
OC[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)CO
InChI key
UNXHWFMMPAWVPI-ZXZARUISSA-N
grade
pharmaceutical primary standard
API family
erythritol
manufacturer/tradename
EDQM
bp
329-331 °C (lit.)
mp
118-120 °C (lit.)
application(s)
cleaning products
cosmetics
food and beverages
personal care
pharmaceutical (small molecule)
format
neat
storage temp.
2-8°C
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General description
This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.
Application
Erythritol EP Reference standard, intended for use in laboratory tests only as specifically prescribed in the European Pharmacopoeia.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Allelic variation of the Tas1r3 gene affects behavioral taste responses to this sugar alcohol, suggesting that it is a T1R3 receptor ligand.
Packaging
The product is delivered as supplied by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. For the current unit quantity, please visit the EDQM reference substance catalogue.
Other Notes
Sales restrictions may apply.
Storage Class
11 - Combustible Solids
wgk
WGK 1
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
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Hee-Jung Moon et al.
Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 86(4), 1017-1025 (2010-02-27)
Erythritol, a four-carbon polyol, is a biological sweetener with applications in food and pharmaceutical industries. It is also used as a functional sugar substitute in special foods for people with diabetes and obesity because of its unique nutritional properties. Erythritol
Erythritol: a review of biological and toxicological studies.
W O Bernt et al.
Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology : RTP, 24(2 Pt 2), S191-S197 (1996-10-01)
Nidhi Singh et al.
Current pharmaceutical design, 13(11), 1161-1177 (2007-04-14)
The 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol-4-phosphate (MEP) pathway for isoprenoid biosynthesis has come under increased scrutiny as a target for novel antimalarial, antibacterial and herbicidal agents. 1-Deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase (DXR) is a key enzyme of the pathway that catalyzes the rearrangement and nicotinamide adenine
I C Munro et al.
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 36(12), 1139-1174 (1998-12-23)
A critical and comprehensive review of the safety information on erythritol was undertaken. Numerous toxicity and metabolic studies have been conducted on erythritol in rats, mice and dogs. The toxicity studies consist of long-term feeding studies conducted to determine carcinogenic
Yong-Cheol Park et al.
Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences, 815(1-2), 251-260 (2005-01-18)
In-depth knowledge bases on physiological properties of microbes are required to design a better microbial system at a gene level and to develop an industrially viable process in an optimized scheme. Proteomic analyses of industrially useful microorganisms are particularly important
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