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alpha-D-Galacturonic acid

CAS 6294-16-2

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

293738-12-2

alpha-D-Galacturonic acid chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

alpha-D-Galacturonic acid in plain language

What it is

Also known as D-galacturonic acid .alpha.-form · .alpha.-d-galacturonic acid · (2S,3R,4S,5R,6S)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydroxyoxane-2-carboxylic acid · Galactopyranuronic acid, .alpha.-d- · alpha-D-Galactopyranuronic acid · Calcium pectate

Show all 16 names

D-Galacturonan · Galactopyranuronic acid, α-D- · Pektine · UNII-CEP8I6411H · alpha-​D-​Galactopyranuronic acid · galacturonate · pectina · pectinas · pectine · pectines

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for alpha-D-Galacturonic acid yet.

Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. alpha-D-Galacturonic acid appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for alpha-D-Galacturonic acid yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2020-08-31

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

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.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed alpha-D-Galacturonic acid in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

1

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include alpha-D-Galacturonic acid; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.