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Saccharin

European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

2,3-Dihydroxy-1,2-benzisothiazol-3-one-1,1-dioxide, 2-Sulfobenzoic acid imide, o-Benzoic sulfimide

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C7H5NO3S
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
183.18
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
6888
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

saccharin

manufacturer/tradename

EDQM

mp

226-229 °C (lit.)

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

O=C1NS(=O)(=O)c2ccccc12

InChI

1S/C7H5NO3S/c9-7-5-3-1-2-4-6(5)12(10,11)8-7/h1-4H,(H,8,9)

InChI key

CVHZOJJKTDOEJC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Application

Saccharin EP Reference standard, intended for use in laboratory tests only as specifically prescribed in the European Pharmacopoeia.

Biochem/physiol Actions

A sweet tastant for mammals. A glycerol taste receptor binding site specific for glucose has been proposed in drosophila.

Packaging

The product is delivered as supplied by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. For the current unit quantity, please visit the EDQM reference substance catalogue.

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable


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The toxicological effects of saccharin in short-term genotoxicity assays.
D L Arnold et al.
Mutation research, 221(2), 69-132 (1989-09-01)
J Whysner et al.
Pharmacology & therapeutics, 71(1-2), 225-252 (1996-01-01)
Sodium saccharin (NaSac) produces bladder tumors consistently in male rats only after lifetime exposure that begins at birth. NaSac is not metabolized and is negative in most genotoxicity tests. NaSac-induced cell damage and proliferation have been proposed as important factors
James P Kesby et al.
Addiction biology, 19(4), 593-605 (2012-12-21)
Methamphetamine abuse and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection induce neuropathological changes in corticolimbic brain areas involved in reward and cognitive function. Little is known about the combined effects of methamphetamine and HIV infection on cognitive and reward processes. The HIV/gp120
R L Anderson
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 26(7), 637-644 (1988-07-01)
An hypothesis is presented of a mechanism for the sodium saccharin (NaS)-associated tumorigenesis of the urinary bladder that occurs in male rats. The ingestion of high doses of NaS is associated with increased urine volume and bladder mass. In rats
D L Arnold et al.
Toxicology, 27(3-4), 179-256 (1983-07-01)
Saccharin, first synthesized in 1879, eventually became popular as an inexpensive substitute for sugar, particularly as a non-caloric sweetner. The dispute concerning the safety of saccharin for human consumption is almost as old as saccharin itself. In this article, the

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