Toxicologic evaluation of modified gum acacia: Mutagenicity, acute and subchronic toxicity

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1048-1054

  Schmitt, D ^a   Tran, N ^a   Riefler, S ^b   Jacoby, J ^b   Merkel, D ^c   Marone, P ^c   Naouli, N ^b  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^b TIC Gums   (United States)

^c Eurofins Medinet Inc   (Germany)

Author keywords

Emulsifier; Gum acacia; Gum arabic; Modified gum acacia; Subchronic toxicity

Indexed keywords

EMULSIFYING AGENT; GUM ARABIC;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA; FOOD INTAKE; HEMATOLOGY; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; SKIN TOXICITY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GUM ARABIC; IRRITANTS; MALE; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SKIN;

ACACIA; ACACIA SENEGAL; ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RATTUS;

EID: 38649089785     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2007.10.038     Document Type: Article

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