Potassium sorbate (C09-0999-420)

orbates have been reported to be less toxic than benzoate and have been classified as “Generally Recognized as Safe” (GRAS) additives by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).Sorbic acid is metabolised to mainly to carbon dioxide. While the minor amounts are converted to trans,trans-muconic acid (ttMA), which is excreted unchanged into the urine. Urinary ttMA is a biomarker for the occupational and environmental exposure to benzene. Ability of trans,trans-2,4-Hexadienoic acid potassium salt (Sorbic acid potassium salt, Potassium sorbate) to induce chromosome aberrations, sister chromatid exchanges (SCE) and gene mutations in cultured Chinese hamster V79 cells has been examined.Potassium sorbate is reported to be less genotoxic than the sodium salt analog.Sorbic acid and its potassium salt is commonly employed as food preservative in wide range of foodstuffs, such as cheese, pickles, sauces and wines. Specification: >99.0%(T) MDL Number: MFCD00016546 Molecular Formula: C6H7KO2 Molecular Weight: 150.22 EC Number: 246-376-1 PubChem CID: 23676745 Isomeric SMILES: C/C=C/C=C/C(=O)[O-].[K+] Beilstein Registry Number: 5357554 Related Documents: https://ald-pub-files.oss-cn-shanghai.aliyuncs.com/aladdinsci/pdp/sds/1/P103845-SCI_a3aeabbb1eaf20894d93f41f70f02301.pdf