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N-(carboxycarbonyl)glycine
CAS 116998-09-5
Also registered as 4 other CAS numbers
148197-49-3 · 148349-03-5 · 148349-66-0 · 5262-39-5
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
N-(carboxycarbonyl)glycine in plain language
On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “SH-POLYPEPTIDE-13”.
Also known as SH-POLYPEPTIDE-13 · N-Oxalylglycine · Oxalylglycine · 2-(carboxymethylamino)-2-oxoacetic acid · N-Oxaloglycine · Nog
Show all 16 names
Oxaloglycine n- · 2-((Carboxymethyl)amino)-2-oxoacetic acid · 2-oxo-3-azaglutaric acid · DMOG cpd · Glycine, N-(carboxycarbonyl)- · Oxamic acid, (carboxymethyl)- · Oxaloglycine · UNII-VVW38EB8YS · Undecyl dodecyl phthalate (Technical) · n-oxalyl glycine
Used in cosmetics as a skin protectant.
- Skin protecting
- We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
What we know about this ingredient
EPA DSSTox provides the canonical identifier, structure, and synonym profile for this chemical.
Regulation
No restrictions found. N-(carboxycarbonyl)glycine appears in these published regulatory listings.
EUCosIngActivesh-Polypeptide-13 is a single chain synthetic human peptide, produced by fermentation in E. coli. The starting gene is a synthesized copy of the human gene which codes for Noggin Protein used as such or adapted to the production host. It contains a maximum of 232 amino acids which may contain disulfide bonds and/or glycosylation. The protein consists of the proper sequence of the 20 standard amino acids.
- sh-Polypeptide-13 is a single chain synthetic human peptide, produced by fermentation in E. coli. The starting gene is a synthesized copy of the human gene which codes for Noggin Protein used as such or adapted to the production host. It contains a maximum of 232 amino acids which may contain disulfide bonds and/or glycosylation. The protein consists of the proper sequence of the 20 standard amino acids.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →
Expert safety opinions
No expert opinion on file for N-(carboxycarbonyl)glycine. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.
SCCS
EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
No SCCS opinion on file.
CIR
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)
No CIR safety assessment on file.
Evidence & sources
No graded research studies for N-(carboxycarbonyl)glycine yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Where this comes from
Reference links (1)
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Fragrance avoidance
Nothing to weigh for this context yet.
We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.