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Guaiac resin

Guaiac resin structure

Guaiac resin 

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  • CAS No:

    9000-29-7

  • Chemical Name:

    Guaiac resin

  • Synonyms:

    Guaiac resin;Guaiacum (resin);Resins,guaiacum;Guaiacum;Guaiac;Guaiacum (the resin);Gum guaiacum;Resin guaiac;Guajacum officinale resin;Gums and Mucilages,guaiac;Gum guaiac;Guaiac resins;Guaiac gum;Guajacum resin;93384-14-6

  • Categories:

    Food Additives  >  Food Antioxidants

Description

Bulnesia sarmienti Lor is a wild tree 3 to 4 m high, widespread in the woods of Argentina and in the Gran Chaco area of Paraguay This variety yields the true guaiac G offcinale L , also a tree native to tropical America (Caribbean Islands), grows wild or cultivated in Venezuela, Jamaica, Cuba and Colombia This variety yields a resinous substance from which a tincture is prepared The gum occurs as irregular masses enclosing fragments of vegetable tissues, or in large, nearly homogeneous masses

Guaiac resin Basic Attributes

232-535-2

Characteristics

85-90 °C

LD50 orally in rats: >5000 mg/kg (Jenner)

Safety Information

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Guaiac resin Use and Manufacturing

Methods of Manufacturing

It is obtained by heating and extracting the core material of Guaiacum of ficinale or G. sanctum produced in the West Indies.

Uses

Clinical reagent (blood or hemoglobin). preservative. Used as an antioxidant for vegetable fats and creams, the limit is ≤1g/kg (Japan, 1990).

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