Merck, 95197-100MG, Kojic acid

Name: Kojic acid
Brand: Merck
SKU: 95197-100MG

Size:100 mg, 2-Hydroxymethyl-5-hydroxy-γ-pyrone, 5-Hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-4H-4-pyranone, analytical standard

Catalog Number: 95197-100MG

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Food & Beverage Standards

Pack Size100 mg

TagsAnalytical Chemistry Reference Materials Food & Cosmetic Component Standards

CollectionsMerck Certified Reference Materials: CRMs for Calibration, QC & Instrument Validation Merck Cell Culture Supplements & Reagents: Complete Solutions for Research & Bioproduction Merck Roche Life Science Products for PCR, RT‑PCR & Nucleic Acid Purification

Description

General description
Kojic acid, a tyrosinase inhibitor, is produced by several fungi species, including Aspergillus oryzae. It exhibits skin-lightening property, due to its ability to chelate the copper-containing enzyme tyrosinase in the formation of melanin. Kojic acid is also commonly used as a whitening agent in regular cosmetics, bleaching cosmetics, etc. It is found to be a therapeutic agent and helps in preventing pigmentation.
Application
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Kojic acid may be used as an analytical reference standard for the determination of the analyte in skin whitening cosmetics and bleaching cosmetics using high performance liquid chromatography with UV detection (HPLC-UV).
Biochem/physiol Actions
Tyrosinase inhibitor.
Other Notes
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Specifications

General

UNSPSC Code	85151701
NACRES	NA.24
PubChem Substance ID	329770427
EC Number	207-922-4
Beilstein/REAXYS Number	120895
MDL number	MFCD00006580
InChI key	BEJNERDRQOWKJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI	1S/C6H6O4/c7-2-4-1-5(8)6(9)3-10-4/h1,3,7,9H,2H2
SMILES string	OCC1=CC(=O)C(O)=CO1
grade	analytical standard
assay	≥99.0% (HPLC)
shelf life	limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
technique(s)	HPLC: suitable
Quality Level	100
mp	152-155 °C (lit.)
application(s)	cleaning productscosmeticsfood and beveragespersonal care
format	neat

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