General description
Malic acid is used as a component of insect tissue culture. It is also useful as an acidulant in soft drinks, jams, fruit and vegetable juices.
Application
Malic acid has been used:
- to induce basal respiration in mitochondrial cell culture
- to measure the mitochondrial ETC (electron transport chain) activity
- as a component of mitochondrial substrate stock
Biochem/physiol Actions
Malic acid is a part of cellular metabolism. Its application is recognized in pharmaceutics. It is useful in the treatment of hepatic malfunctioning, effective against hyper-ammonemia. It is used as a part of amino acid infusion. Malic acid also serves as a nanomedicine in the treatment of brain neurological disorders. A TCA (Krebs cycle) intermediate and partner in the malic acid aspartate shuttle.
- UPC:
- 41105330
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- 3-5 Days
- Weight:
- 1.00 Ounces
- HazmatClass:
- No
- MPN:
- M7397-25G
- CAS:
- 97-67-6