Relevant Data

Flavouring Substances Approved by European Union:

  • l-Malic acid [show]

Food Additives Approved by European Union:

  • Malic acid [show]

General Information

Synonyms: POMALOUS ACID
Chemical Names: DL-MALIC ACID; 2-HYDROXYBUTANEDIOIC ACID; HYDROXYSUCCINIC ACID
CAS number: 6915-15-7
INS:

296

Functional Class: Flavouring Agent
FLAVOURING_AGENT
Food Additives
ACIDITY_REGULATOR

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Evaluations

Evaluation year: 1969
ADI: NOT SPECIFIED
Meeting: 13
Specs Code: R (1975)
Comments: Included in the group ADI for malic acid and its sodium, potassium and calcium salts; in the case of D(-)-malic acid and its salts, the ADI is not applicable to very young infants
Report: NMRS 46/TRS 445-JECFA 13/16
Tox Monograph: FAS 67.29/NMRS 40A,B,C-JECFA 9/149 (1965)
Specification: FAO JECFA Monographs 3-JECFA 67/45. R

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GSFA Provisions for DL-MALIC ACID

Number Food Category Max Level Notes
14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP Note 160
13.2

Complementary foods for infants and young children

GMP Note 239
14.1.2.3

Concentrates for fruit juice

GMP Note 115,Note 127
14.1.3.3

Concentrates for fruit nectar

GMP Note 127
06.4.2

Dried pastas and noodles and like products

GMP Note 256
09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP Note XS166,Note 41
09.2.3

Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP Note 16
04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweeds, and nuts and seeds

GMP Note 265
14.1.2.1

Fruit juice

GMP Note 115
09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP Note 267,Note 266

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Computed Descriptors

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2D Structure
CID525
IUPAC Name2-hydroxybutanedioic acid
InChIInChI=1S/C4H6O5/c5-2(4(8)9)1-3(6)7/h2,5H,1H2,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)
InChI KeyBJEPYKJPYRNKOW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Canonical SMILESC(C(C(=O)O)O)C(=O)O
Molecular FormulaC4H6O5
Wikipediamalic acid

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Computed Properties

Property Name Property Value
Molecular Weight134.087
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count3
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count5
Rotatable Bond Count3
Complexity129.0
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Topological Polar Surface Area94.8
Monoisotopic Mass134.022
Exact Mass134.022
Compound Is CanonicalizedTrue
Formal Charge0
Heavy Atom Count9
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count1
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Isotope Atom Count0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count1

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Food Additives Biosynthesis/Degradation


ADMET Predicted Profile --- Classification

Model Result Probability
Absorption
Blood-Brain BarrierBBB+0.7572
Human Intestinal AbsorptionHIA-0.5481
Caco-2 PermeabilityCaco2-0.8903
P-glycoprotein SubstrateNon-substrate0.7117
P-glycoprotein InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9602
Non-inhibitor0.9676
Renal Organic Cation TransporterNon-inhibitor0.9675
Distribution
Subcellular localizationMitochondria0.6921
Metabolism
CYP450 2C9 SubstrateNon-substrate0.8812
CYP450 2D6 SubstrateNon-substrate0.9020
CYP450 3A4 SubstrateNon-substrate0.7628
CYP450 1A2 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9521
CYP450 2C9 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9691
CYP450 2D6 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9587
CYP450 2C19 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9716
CYP450 3A4 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9066
CYP Inhibitory PromiscuityLow CYP Inhibitory Promiscuity0.9934
Excretion
Toxicity
Human Ether-a-go-go-Related Gene InhibitionWeak inhibitor0.9880
Non-inhibitor0.9665
AMES ToxicityNon AMES toxic0.9132
CarcinogensNon-carcinogens0.8138
Fish ToxicityHigh FHMT0.5431
Tetrahymena Pyriformis ToxicityLow TPT0.8367
Honey Bee ToxicityHigh HBT0.6290
BiodegradationReady biodegradable0.9522
Acute Oral ToxicityIII0.8028
Carcinogenicity (Three-class)Non-required0.7593

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ADMET Predicted Profile --- Regression

Model Value Unit
Absorption
Aqueous solubility0.2767LogS
Caco-2 Permeability-0.9145LogPapp, cm/s
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
Toxicity
Rat Acute Toxicity1.6100LD50, mol/kg
Fish Toxicity2.3205pLC50, mg/L
Tetrahymena Pyriformis Toxicity-0.7401pIGC50, ug/L

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Taxonomic Classification

KingdomOrganic compounds
SuperclassOrganic acids and derivatives
ClassHydroxy acids and derivatives
SubclassBeta hydroxy acids and derivatives
Intermediate Tree NodesNot available
Direct ParentBeta hydroxy acids and derivatives
Alternative Parents
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
SubstituentsShort-chain hydroxy acid - Beta-hydroxy acid - Fatty acid - Dicarboxylic acid or derivatives - Alpha-hydroxy acid - Secondary alcohol - Carboxylic acid - Carboxylic acid derivative - Organic oxygen compound - Organic oxide - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organooxygen compound - Carbonyl group - Alcohol - Aliphatic acyclic compound
DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as beta hydroxy acids and derivatives. These are compounds containing a carboxylic acid substituted with a hydroxyl group on the C3 carbon atom.

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