Safety and structural analysis of polymers produced in manufacturing process of α-lipoic acid

Journal of the Food Hygienic Society of Japan

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 125-131

  Shimoda, Hiroshi ^a   Tanaka, Junji ^a   Seki, Azusa ^b   Honda, Haruya ^b   Akaogi, Seiichiro ^b   Komatsubara, Hirobumi ^b   Suzuki, Nobuo ^b   Kameyama, Mayumi ^c   Tamura, Satoru ^d   Murakami, Nobutoshi ^d  

^a 1 Numata Kitagata cho   (Japan)

^b HAMRI Co Ltd   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^d OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

1 lipoic acid; Oral toxicity; Polymerization; Uric acid

Indexed keywords

FOOD ADDITIVE; POLYMER; THIOCTIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DOG; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; SAFETY;

ANIMALS; DOGS; FEMALE; FOOD ADDITIVES; MALE; MICE; POLYMERS; SAFETY; THIOCTIC ACID;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; MUS;

EID: 36349005244     PISSN: 00156426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3358/shokueishi.48.125     Document Type: Article

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