Beta-D-galacturonic acid is a D-galactopyranuronic acid with a beta-configuration at the anomeric center.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 20 list it before the 1% line and 21 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
12 of 41 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 41
Camille RoseCamille Rose Curl Maker
SidmoolPore Tightening Repair Mask
Mielle OrganicsMielle Organics Pomegranate & Honey Coil Sculpting Custard
Mielle OrganicsMielle Organics Pomegranate & Honey Curl Smoothie
CAREPLUSSpot Cover Patch Calming Mix & Match 5 Types
Mixsoonmixsoon Spot Clean Care Patch (84ea)
Ursa MajorUrsa Major Bright & Easy 3-Minute Flash Mask
JOODOCPower Glow Peel-Off Mask
Lefilleolefilleo LUMINOUS COLLAGEN MASK
Mielle OrganicsMielle Organics Honey & Ginger Styling Gel
FarmstayFarmstay Ginseng & Collagen Wrapping Mask
FarmstayFarmstay Rice & Hyaluronic Acid Wrapping Mask
Definition
Beta-D-galacturonic acid is a D-galactopyranuronic acid with a beta-configuration at the anomeric center. It is a conjugate acid of a beta-D-galacturonate.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII O2ZUP321U8 · registered name PECTIN, APPLE · biological origin (no fixed structure)
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report: Safety Assessment of Polysaccharide Gums as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ペクチン: 本品は、主にリンゴなどの植物体より抽出されるコロイド状多糖類で、主としてD－ガラクトウロン酸及びそのメチルエステルである。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 9000-69-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 232-553-0
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID2044183
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Yellowish-white solid, [Merck Index] Light brown powder, [MSDSonline] · Solid
- Odour
- Practically odorless · odourless
- Boiling point
- 415.5ºC at 760 mmHg
- Melting point
- 142-144 °C · 6.1ºC
- Solubility
- Partially soluble in cold water · DISSOLVES IN 20 PARTS OF WATER
- Stability
- IN COLD ACID SOLN IT IS MORE STABLE, PROLONGED HEATING OF SUCH SOLN CAUSES HYDROLYSIS · LIQUEFACTION OF PECTIN PASTES MAY BE DUE TO HYDROLYSIS WHICH ACCOMPANIES GROWTH OF CERTAIN TYPES OF MOLD
- pH
- Acid to litmus
- Molecular weight
- 20000-40000
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: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 46 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.
- Thickening agent18
- Binder8
- Pharmaceutical (EPA)7
- Stabilizing agent4
- Emulsifier3
- Flavouring and nutrient2
- Viscosity modifier2
- Solvent1
1 other uses
- Processing aids not otherwise specified1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Research progress and application of pectin: A review. · 2024
- Extraction pectin from squash (Sechium edule sw) peels · 2021
- ALTERNATIVE PECTIN PRODUCTION METHODS AND SOURCES · 2020
- Differential gene expression of pectin esterase and changes in pectin during development and ripening stages of fruit in selected cultivars of banana · 2020
- Novel use of pectin as a microneedle base. · 2015
Linked databases 19
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- 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
- PubChem 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS) 2 3
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
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