Structured Summary
Abstract
Mold and yeast inhibitor. Used as a fungistatic agent for foods, especially cheeses.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C6H8O2
- Molecular Weight
- 112.13 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 110-44-1
- IUPAC Name
- (2E,4E)-hexa-2,4-dienoic acid
- InChIKey
- WSWCOQWTEOXDQX-MQQKCMAXSA-N
- SMILES
- C/C=C/C=C/C(=O)O
- MeSH Unique ID
- D013011
- Source
- PubChem CID 643460
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Synonyms
9 entry terms
- Hexadienoic Acid
- Propenylacrylic Acid
- Acid, Hexadienoic
- Acid, Propenylacrylic
- Acid, Sorbic
- Potassium Sorbate
- Sodium Sorbate
- Sorbate, Potassium
- Sorbate, Sodium
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Aspects Covered
19 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analogs & derivatives, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.
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Indexing Annotation
POLYSORBATES is available
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History Note
91(75); was see under FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED 1975-90
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Previous Indexing
- Caproates (1969-1974)
- Fatty Acids, Unsaturated (1974)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Sorbic Acid. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013011. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013011
- Sorbic Acid. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorbic_acid
- Sorbic Acid. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q407131
- Sorbic Acid. In: PubChem Compound. CID 643460. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/643460