D-psicose is the D-enantiomer of psicose.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII KRF88IOA7T · registered name PSICOSE, DL- · single chemical substance
D-psicose is the D-enantiomer of psicose. It has a role as an antioxidant, a hypoglycemic agent, an antilipemic drug and a plant metabolite. It is an enantiomer of a L-psicose.
Source: PubChem
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Anhydrogalactose,Anhydroglucitol, Anhydroxylitol, Arabinose,Psicose, Saccharide Hydrolysate, andSaccharide Isomerate as Used in Cosmetics
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Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name プシコース: 本品は、次の化学式で表される単糖である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 23140-52-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID901018792
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID701768101
- IUPAC
- D-Psicose
- Molecular formula
- C6H12O6
- Molecular weight
- 180.156 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 2 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.
- Humectant1
- Softener and conditioner1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Safety Assessment of Anhydrogalactose, Anhydroglucitol, Anhydroxylitol, Arabinose, Psicose, Saccharide Hydrolysate, and Saccharide Isomerate as Used in Cosmetics · 2025
- A novel rare sugar inhibitor of murine herpes simplex keratitis · 2016
- Skin function improving composition containing d-psicose as active ingredient · 2016
Linked databases 11
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)