Kojic acid/ CAS 501-30-4

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Product name: Kojic acid

CAS: 501-30-4

MF: C6H6O4

MW: 142.11

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Item	Specifications
Assay	≥99%
Character	White or Cream Colored Acicular Crystal
Melting Point	153-156(+0.5)℃
Loss on drying	≤0.5
Sulfated ash	≤0.5
(AS Pb)PPM Heavy metals	≤3ppm
Arsenic	≦2ppm
Iron	≤10ppm
Chloride	≤50ppm
Residue on Ignition	≤0.1%
Clarity of solution	Colorless and transparent

Usage

1. Used in industry to make cosmetics: kojic acid can inhibit the synthesis of tyrosinase, so it can strongly inhibit the formation of melanin in the skin, and it is safe and non-toxic, and will not produce sequelae of vitiligo, so kojic acid has been mixed into lotion, mask, lotion, skin cream, and made into high-grade whitening cosmetics that can effectively treat freckles, age spots, pigmentation, acne, etc. A concentration of 20ug/ml kojic acid can inhibit 70~80% of the activity of a variety of tyrosinase (or polyphenol oxidase PPO), and the general addition amount in cosmetics is 0.5~2.0%.

2. Used in food processing: kojic acid can be used as a food additive to play the role of preservation, antiseptic and antioxidant. Experiments have proved that kojic acid can inhibit the conversion of sodium nitrite into carcinogenic nitrosamines in smoked meat, and the addition of kojic acid to food will not affect the taste, aroma and texture of food. Kojic acid is also a raw material for the production of maltol and ethyl maltol, and is widely used in food processing.

3. Used for medicinal purposes: because kojic acid has no mutagenic effect on eukaryotic cells, and can eliminate the intrinsic free radicals in the human body, enhance the motility of white blood cells, etc., which is beneficial to human health, so kojic acid has been used as a raw material for cephalosporin antibiotics, and the finished drug produced is used to treat headaches, toothaches and local inflammation and other diseases, and the analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects are very ideal.

4. Agricultural pesticides: kojic acid can be used to produce biological pesticides. Biological micro-fertilizer (dark red liquid) made of 0.5~1.0% kojic acid, whether it is sprayed as foliar fertilizer at low concentration, or made into a yield growth agent for root application, this crop production promoter has obvious yield increase effect on grain and vegetables.