| FL No |
12.039 |
| In register |
Yes |
| Flavis name |
2-Mercaptopropionic acid |
| Chemical group number |
20 |
| Chemical group name |
Aliphatic and aromatic mono- and di- thiols and mono-, di-, tri,- and poly-sulfides with or without additional oxygenated functional groups. |
| CAS No |
79-42-5 |
| CE No |
11790 |
| JECFA N0 |
551 |
| FEMA No |
3180 |
| Systematic name |
Propionic acid, 2-mercapto- |
| Synonyms |
Thiolactic acid; alpha-Mercaptopropionic acid; 2-Thiolpropionic acid |
| Evaluation |
No further evaluation needed |
| Needed Tox |
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| Remarks |
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| Ref short |
JECFA, 2000b |
| Reference |
JECFA, 2000b. Evaluation of certain food additives and contaminants. Fifty-third meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives. WHO Technical Report Series no. 896. Geneva, 1-10 June 1999.* |
| Structure |
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