Kojic acid, 99%

CAS: 501-30-4

Ref. 02-A10760

Product Information

• Name: Kojic acid, 99%
• Synonyms: kojic acid acido kojico kojyl-APPA kojisaeure
• Brand: Alfa Aesar By Thermo Fisher Scientific
• Description: Kojic acid may be used on cut fruits to prevent oxidative browning, in seafood to preserve pink and red colors and in cosmetics to lighten skin. It is used to treat skin diseases like melasma as it has antibacterial and antifungal properties. It is used as a chelation agent that inhibits melanin pro

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 142.11
• Formula: C₆H₆O₄
• Purity: 99%
• Color/Form: White to cream to pale brown, Crystals or powder or crystalline powder
• InChI: InChI=1S/C6H6O4/c7-2-4-1-5(8)6(9)3-10-4/h1,3,7,9H,2H2
• InChI key: BEJNERDRQOWKJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: O=c1cc(CO)occ1O