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Sigma-Aldrich

Sorbic acid

99.0-101.0% anhydrous basis

Synonym(s):

α-trans-γ-trans-Sorbic acid, (E,E)-1,3-Pentadiene-1-carboxylic acid, 2,4-Hexadienoic acid, 2E,4E-Hexadienoic acid, trans,trans-2,4-Hexadienoic acid, C6:2n-2,4, NSC 35405, NSC 49103, NSC 50268

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH=CHCH=CHCOOH
CAS Number:
110-44-1
Molecular Weight:
112.13
Beilstein:
1098547
EC Number:
203-768-7
MDL number:
MFCD00002703
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
PubChem Substance ID:
24899486
NACRES:
NA.25

vapor pressure

0.01 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

99.0-101.0% anhydrous basis

form

(Crystalline powder or granule)

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable

mp

132-135 °C (lit.)

solubility

ethanol: 0.05 g/mL, clear to hazy, colorless to faintly yellow

density

1.2 g/cm3 at 20 °C

antibiotic activity spectrum

fungi

lipid type

unsaturated FAs

Mode of action

enzyme | inhibits

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

C\C=C\C=C\C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C6H8O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6(7)8/h2-5H,1H3,(H,7,8)/b3-2+,5-4+

InChI key

WSWCOQWTEOXDQX-MQQKCMAXSA-N

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General description

Sorbic acid is used as a food preservative and has antimicrobial property.

Application

Sorbic acid has been used as an antimicrobial component of artificial diet for worms.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Sorbic acid can be used to inhibit bacterial, yeast and fungal sulfhydryl enzymes by inhibiting amino acid uptake.

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H315,H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

260.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

127 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Evidence that sorbic acid does not inhibit yeast as a classic `weak acid preservative?
Stratford M and Anslow PA
Letters in Applied Microbiology, 27(4), 203-206 (1998)
Diet improvement for western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) larvae
Huynh MP, et al.
PLoS ONE, 12(11), e0187997-e0187997 (2017)
Gaetano Bissoli et al.
International journal of molecular sciences, 21(3) (2020-02-14)
Intracellular acid stress inhibits plant growth by unknown mechanisms and it occurs in acidic soils and as consequence of other stresses. In order to identify mechanisms of acid toxicity, we screened activation-tagging lines of Arabidopsis thaliana for tolerance to intracellular
SYNERGY OF SECONDARY COMPOUNDS IN THE ARTIFICIAL FOODS OF THE LAST INSTAR OF HYPHANTRIA CUNEA (DRURY)(LEPIDOPTERA: ARCTIIDAE)
Yanar O, et al.
APPLIED ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, 14(3), 195-205 (2016)
A technique for continuous mass rearing of the black vine weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Fisher JR and Bruck DJ
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 113(1), 71-75 (2004)
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