General Information

Synonyms: MALIC ACID SODIUM SALT
Chemical Names: DISODIUM DL-MALATE; HYDROXYBUTANEDIOIC ACID DISODIUM SALT
CAS number: 676-46-0
INS:

350(ii)

Functional Class: Flavouring Agent
FLAVOURING_AGENT
Food Additives
ACIDITY_REGULATOR

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Evaluations

Evaluation year: 1979
ADI: NOT SPECIFIED
Meeting: 23
Specs Code: R (1986)
Comments: Included in the group ADI for DL-malic acid and its sodium, potassium, and calcium salts
Report: TRS 648-JECFA 23/31
Tox Monograph: NOT PREPARED
Specification: FAO JECFA Monographs 3-JECFA 67/49. R

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GSFA Provisions for SODIUM DL-MALATE

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
09.2.2

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

GMP Note 41,Note XS166
09.2.3

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

GMP Note 16
09.2.5

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

GMP Note 267,Note 266,Note 333

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Computed Descriptors

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2D Structure
CID8736
IUPAC Namedisodium;2-hydroxybutanedioate
InChIInChI=1S/C4H6O5.2Na/c5-2(4(8)9)1-3(6)7;;/h2,5H,1H2,(H,6,7)(H,8,9);;/q;2*+1/p-2
InChI KeyWPUMTJGUQUYPIV-UHFFFAOYSA-L
Canonical SMILESC(C(C(=O)[O-])O)C(=O)[O-].[Na+].[Na+]
Molecular FormulaHemihydrate: C4H4Na2O5½ H2O; Trihydrate: C4H4Na2O53H2O
Wikipediasodium malate

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Computed Properties

Property Name Property Value
Molecular Weight178.051
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count1
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count5
Rotatable Bond Count1
Complexity118.0
CACTVS Substructure Key Fingerprint A A A D c Y B g O D 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 A A A A A A A A A A A G g A A C A A A C B S g g A I A C A A A A g A I A A C Q C A I A A A A A A A A A A A F A A A A B E B Q A A A A A Q A A F I A A B A A B D 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 A A A = =
Topological Polar Surface Area101.0
Monoisotopic Mass177.985
Exact Mass177.985
Compound Is CanonicalizedTrue
Formal Charge0
Heavy Atom Count11
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count1
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Isotope Atom Count0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count3

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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
SubstituentsBeta-hydroxy acid - Short-chain hydroxy acid - Dicarboxylic acid or derivatives - Fatty acid - Carboxylic acid salt - Secondary alcohol - Carboxylic acid derivative - Carboxylic acid - Organic alkali metal salt - Organooxygen compound - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organic oxide - Alcohol - Carbonyl group - Organic oxygen compound - Organic sodium salt - Organic salt - 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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