PHYTIN

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO. 3615-82-5

PHYTIN

EINECS NO. 222-798-1
FORMULA C6H6Ca5MgO24P6
MOL WT. 872.64

H.S. CODE

2906.13

TOXICITY

Oral rat LD50: >90 ml/kg 
SMILES

 

SYNONYMS Calcium-Magnesium Phytate;
Inositol hexaphosphoric acid, Calcium-magnesium salt;
myo-Inositol, hexakis(dihydrogen phosphate), calcium magnesium salt;

CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE white powder
MELTING POINT  
BOILING POINT  
SPECIFIC GRAVITY

 

SOLUBILITY IN WATER Miscible (soluble in acids)
pH  
VAPOR DENSITY

 

AUTOIGNITION

 

NFPA RATINGS

Health: 2; Flammability: 0; Reactivity: 0 

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 

FLASH POINT

 

STABILITY

Stable under ordinary conditions

GENERAL DESCRIPTION & APPLICATIONS

Phytic Acid is the 6 phosphates ester of inositol. It is found in almost grains and fibers of plants in the form of insoluble calcium and magnesium salts (called Phytin) which are considered as the storage of organic phosphorus in plants. The most outstanding feature of phytic acid is its powerful chelating function which can be adapted in biological, in foods as well as in industrial fields.

Phytic acid has an important function in the body as the inhibitor of the production of hydroxyl radicals and as the antioxidant to normalize cell. It is thought that this acts as a cancer fighter. It is believed it reduce blood clots and cholesterol and triglycerides which circulate through the blood-stream to prevent heart disease. It is also thought that IP6 enhances lymphocytes to kill tumor cells and prevents forming kidney stones. Furthermore, it has been reported that phytic acid inhibits the production of ammonia by binding to the iron molecule and has a deodorising effect on body odour, bad breath and uraroma. It is used as a complexing agent for removal of traces of heavy metal ions. It acts also as a hypocalcemic agent.

Phytic acid can prevent acute alcohol poisoning. Phytic Acid is used in food processing industry to reduce fermentation time and to prevent the change of properties or colors and oxidation in foods and wines due to its powerful chelating function. For industrial applications, it is widely used as the additive of metal coating and cleaning, as corrosion inhibitor for metal surface, desensitizers in ink, hard water treatment agent, gathering of rare earth and precious metals, antiknocking agent, antioxidant, preservative, and stabilizer.

Members of phytate

Product

CAS RN

Phytic acid 83-86-3
Phytin 3615-82-5
Ferrous phytate 3929-21-3
Nonasodium phytate 7205-52-9
Calcium phytate 7776-28-5
Phytate 6-phosphatase 9001-89-2
Sodium phytate 14306-25-3
Dodecasodium phytate 17211-15-3
Monoferric phytate 23567-85-3
Phytate 3-phosphatase 37288-11-2
Phytate phosphatase 37341-58-5
Zinc phytate63903-51-5
Copper phytate 63903-50-4
Hexasodium phytate70701-62-1
Dodecapotassium phytate70981-46-3
Plutonium phytate 84926-55-6

Barium phytate

90940-73-1
SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

white powder

CONTENT

98.0% min

Ca

17.0% min

Mg

1.0 - 5.0%

ARSENIC

0.0003% max

SULFATE

0.02% max

CALCIUM

0.02% max

HEAVY METALS

0.003% max

CHLORIDE

0.02% max

TRANSPORTATION
PACKING
25kgs in fiber drum
HAZARD CLASS Not regulated
UN NO.  
OTHER INFORMATION
Hazard Symbols: XI, Risk Phrases: 36/37/38, Safety Phrases: 26-37/49

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF INOSITOL

Inositol ,chemically hexahydroxycylohexane, is any of nine stereoisomeric alcohols that closely resemble glucose in structure. It is a constituent of many cell phosphoglycerides. Meso- or myoinositol, named for its presence in muscle tissue, is biologically the important isomer. Myo-Inositol is the precursor in the phosphatidylinositol cycle, a source of two second messengers (diacylglycerol  and inositol triphosphate). Inositols and their phosphates lack a hydrolytically labile glycosidic linkage and are stable to degradative enzymes in vivo. They have been used in the stable insulin mediators, inhibitors, and modulators. It is known that Inositols are effective in relieving symptoms of depression. Though inositols are not regarded as an essential nutrient in humans, they are sometimes classified as a member of the vitamin B complex (thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, biotin, pyridoxine, folic acid, inositol, and vitamin B12). Inositol is essential for the growth of some yeasts and fungi.

INOSITOL ISOMERS

cis-INOSITOL

epi-INOSITOL

allo-INOSITOL

neo-INOSITOL

cis-INOSITOL

epi-INOSITOL

allo-INOSITOL
(CAS RN: 643-10-7)

neo-INOSITOL
 (CAS RN: 488-54-0)

myo-INOSITOL

muco-INOSITOL

scyllo-INOSITOL

L-(-)-chiro-INOSITOL

myo-INOSITOL
(CAS RN: 87-89-8) 

muco-INOSITOL
(CAS RN: 41546-34-2) 

scyllo-INOSITOL
(CAS RN: 488-59-5) 

L-(-)-chiro-INOSITOL
(CAS RN: 551-72-4) 

D-(+)-chiro-INOSITOL

 

 

 

D-(+)-chiro-INOSITOL
(CAS RN: 643-12-9)