Relevant Data

Food Additives Approved in the United States

Food Additives Approved by European Union:

  • Agar [show]

General Information

Synonyms: GELOSE, ISINGLASS, BENGAL, CEYLON, CHINESE OR JAPANESE, JAPAN AGAR, LAYOR CARANG
Chemical Names: AGAR
CAS number: 9002-18-0
FEMA number: 2012
INS:

406

Functional Class: Food Additives
EMULSIFIER
STABILIZER
THICKENER

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Evaluations

Evaluation year: 1973
ADI: NOT LIMITED
Meeting: 49
Specs Code: R (1997)
Report: NMRS 53/TRS 539-JECFA 17/37
Tox Monograph: FAS 5/NMRS 53A-JECFA 17/379
Specification: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 5/FNP 52 Add.5/5 (1997); FAO JECFA Monographs 1 vol.1/21

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GSFA Provisions for AGAR

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
09.2.4.1

Cooked fish and fish products

GMP Note 241
09.2.4.2

Cooked mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP Note 241
06.4.2

Dried pastas and noodles and like products

GMP Note 256
01.2.1.2

Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation

GMP Note 234
01.2.1.1

Fermented milks (plain), not heat-treated after fermentation

GMP Note 234,Note 235
08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP Note 281
08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP Note 326,Note 16
06.4.1

Fresh pastas and noodles and like products

GMP Note 211
09.2.4.3

Fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP Note 41,Note 325
09.2.2

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

GMP Note XS166
09.2.1

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

GMP Note XS292,Note XS312,Note XS315,Note XS165,Note XS95,Note XS92,Note 53,Note XS190,Note 3,Note XS191,Note XS36
11.4

Other sugars and syrups (e.g. xylose, maple syrup, sugar toppings)

GMP Note 258
01.4.1

Pasteurized cream (plain)

GMP Note 236
09.2.5

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

GMP Note 300

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Computed Descriptors

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2D Structure
CID71571511
IUPAC Name(2R,3S,4S,5R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[[(4R,5S)-4-hydroxy-3-methyl-2,6-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-8-yl]oxy]-4-methoxyoxane-3,5-diol
InChIInChI=1S/C14H24O9/c1-5-8(16)13-11(7(21-5)4-20-13)23-14-10(18)12(19-2)9(17)6(3-15)22-14/h5-18H,3-4H2,1-2H3/t5?,6-,7?,8-,9+,10-,11?,12+,13+,14?/m1/s1
InChI KeyGYYDPBCUIJTIBM-DYOGSRDZSA-N
Canonical SMILESCC1C(C2C(C(O1)CO2)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)OC)O)O
Molecular Formula 

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Computed Properties

Property Name Property Value
Molecular Weight336.337
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count4
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count9
Rotatable Bond Count4
Complexity408.0
CACTVS Substructure Key Fingerprint A A A D c e B w P A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A S A A A A A k S A A A B I A A A A A A A A A A G g A A C A A A C B S w g A M C C A A A B g A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A R E A I A A A A i Q A A F A A A H A A H A 4 C w A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A = =
Topological Polar Surface Area127.0
Monoisotopic Mass336.142
Exact Mass336.142
XLogP3None
XLogP3-AA-2.2
Compound Is CanonicalizedTrue
Formal Charge0
Heavy Atom Count23
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count6
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count4
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Isotope Atom Count0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count1

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ADMET Predicted Profile --- Classification

Model Result Probability
Absorption
Blood-Brain BarrierBBB+0.5145
Human Intestinal AbsorptionHIA-0.8059
Caco-2 PermeabilityCaco2-0.7120
P-glycoprotein SubstrateSubstrate0.5204
P-glycoprotein InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.6050
Non-inhibitor0.7862
Renal Organic Cation TransporterNon-inhibitor0.7069
Distribution
Subcellular localizationMitochondria0.5373
Metabolism
CYP450 2C9 SubstrateNon-substrate0.8133
CYP450 2D6 SubstrateNon-substrate0.8519
CYP450 3A4 SubstrateSubstrate0.5386
CYP450 1A2 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9277
CYP450 2C9 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.8752
CYP450 2D6 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9044
CYP450 2C19 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.7881
CYP450 3A4 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9057
CYP Inhibitory PromiscuityLow CYP Inhibitory Promiscuity0.6792
Excretion
Toxicity
Human Ether-a-go-go-Related Gene InhibitionWeak inhibitor0.9721
Non-inhibitor0.7704
AMES ToxicityNon AMES toxic0.7672
CarcinogensNon-carcinogens0.9560
Fish ToxicityLow FHMT0.9440
Tetrahymena Pyriformis ToxicityLow TPT0.6469
Honey Bee ToxicityHigh HBT0.7431
BiodegradationNot ready biodegradable0.8099
Acute Oral ToxicityIII0.5331
Carcinogenicity (Three-class)Non-required0.6071

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ADMET Predicted Profile --- Regression

Model Value Unit
Absorption
Aqueous solubility-1.3290LogS
Caco-2 Permeability-0.0775LogPapp, cm/s
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
Toxicity
Rat Acute Toxicity2.5863LD50, mol/kg
Fish Toxicity2.0213pLC50, mg/L
Tetrahymena Pyriformis Toxicity-0.1658pIGC50, ug/L

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