Galactaric acid is a hexaric acid resulting from formal oxidative ring cleavage of galactose.
Definition
Galactaric acid is a hexaric acid resulting from formal oxidative ring cleavage of galactose. It has a role as a human metabolite. It is a conjugate acid of a galactarate(1-) and a galactaric acid anion.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII E149J5OTIF · registered name GALACTARIC ACID · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ガラクタル酸: 本品は、次の化学式で表されるヒドロキシカルボン酸である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 526-99-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 208-404-0
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID7048740
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID0028666
- IUPAC
- D-Galactaric acid
- Molecular formula
- C6H10O8
- Molecular weight
- 210.138 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Melting/freezing point
- 255 ℃
- Water solubility
- 3300 ㎎/ℓ(@ 14 ℃)
- Vapour density
- 7.3
- Relative density
- 1.79 (at 20℃)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- -2.51 (est.)
- Molecular weight
- 210.14
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 1 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Chelating agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Use of ambr(®)250 to assess mucic acid production in fed-batch cultures of a marine Trichoderma sp. D-221704. · 2022 · AMB Express
- Recent developments and future prospects on bio-based polyesters derived from renewable resources: A review. · 2016 · International journal of biological macromolecules
- De novo design of saccharide-peptide hydrogels as synthetic scaffolds for tailored cell responses. · 2009 · Journal of the American Chemical Society
Linked databases 20
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- PubMed 2 3
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
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