2. Reference Standards
  3. Food Additive Standards

Food Additive Standards

Food additives are substances added to food to maintain or improve its safety, freshness, taste, texture, or appearance. All food additives used in food undergo a safety assessment, which includes rigorous testing, before they are approved, so all food additives are generally recognized as safe substances.

Food Additive Standards (407):

Cat. No. Product Name CAS No. Purity Chemical Structure
  • HY-B0166R
    L-Ascorbic acid (Standard) 50-81-7 99.97%
    L-Ascorbic acid (Standard) is the analytical standard of L-Ascorbic acid. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. L-Ascorbic acid (L-Ascorbate), an electron donor, is an endogenous antioxidant agent. L-Ascorbic acid inhibits selectively Cav3.2 channels with an IC50 of 6.5 μM. L-Ascorbic acid is also a collagen deposition enhancer and an elastogenesis inhibitor. L-Ascorbic acid exhibits anti-cancer effects through the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and selective damage to cancer cells.
    L-Ascorbic acid (Standard)
  • HY-10448R
    Capsaicin (Standard) 404-86-4 99.38%
    Capsaicin (Standard) is the analytical standard of Capsaicin. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Capsaicin ((E)-Capsaicin), an active component of chili peppers, is a TRPV1 agonist. Capsaicin has pain relief, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, neuroprotection and anti-cancer effects.
    Capsaicin (Standard)
  • HY-N0623R
    L-Tryptophan (standard) 73-22-3
    L-Tryptophan (standard) is the analytical standard of L-Tryptophan. L-Tryptophan (Tryptophan) is an orally active and essential amino acid that is the precursor of serotonin, melatonin, and vitamin B3. L-Tryptophan can promote an increase in stemness and osteogenic ability of BMSCs in vitro and in vivo. L-Tryptophan inhibits cell proliferation and induced cell cycle arrest with high levels.
    L-Tryptophan (standard)
  • HY-N0390R
    L-Glutamine (standard) 56-85-9
    L-Glutamine (Standard) is the analytical standard of L-Glutamine. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. L-Glutamine (L-Glutamic acid 5-amide) is a non-essential amino acid present abundantly throughout the body and involved in many metabolic processes. L-Glutamine provides a source of carbons for oxidation in some cells.
    L-Glutamine (standard)
  • HY-14608R
    L-Glutamic acid (Standard) 56-86-0
    L-Glutamic acid (Standard) is the analytical standard of L-Glutamic acid. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. L-Glutamic acid is an excitatory amino acid neurotransmitter that acts as an agonist for all subtypes of glutamate receptors (metabolic rhodophylline, NMDA, and AMPA). L-Glutamic acid has an agonist effect on the release of DA from dopaminergic nerve endings. L-Glutamic acid can be used in the study of neurological diseases. IC50 & Target:DA. In Vitro: L-Glutamic acid (120, 500, 750, 1000 mg/dL) can reduce the harmful effect of lithium on the embryonic development of Xenopus Xenopus.
    L-Glutamic acid (2, 5, 10, 20 mM, 24-48 h) can induce neuroexcitotoxicity in neuroblastoma.
    In Vivo: L-Glutamic acid (3 g/kg, subcutaneous injection) can promote excitotoxic degeneration of retinal ganglion cells in mice.
    L-Glutamic acid (750 mg/kg, intraperitoneal injection) can reduce and inhibit oxidative stress induced by chlorpyrifos (CPF) in rats.
    L-Glutamic acid (Standard)
  • HY-W001132R
    Indole (standard) 120-72-9
    Indole (Standard) is the analytical standard of Indole. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Indole is an aromatic, heterocyclic, organic compound which widely distributed in the natural environment and can be produced by a variety of bacteria. Indole regulates various aspects of bacterial physiology, including spore formation, plasmid stability, resistance to drugs, biofilm formation, and virulence as an intercellular signal molecule.
    Indole (standard)
  • HY-B0143R
    Niacin (standard) 59-67-6
    Niacin (Standard) is the analytical standard of Niacin. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Niacin (Vitamin B3) is an orally active water-soluble B3 vitamin that is an essential nutrient for humans. Niacin (Vitamin B3) plays a key role in energy metabolism, cell signaling cascades regulating gene expression and apoptosis. Niacin (Vitamin B3) is also used in the study of cardiovascular diseases.
    Niacin (standard)
  • HY-B0351R
    Taurine (Standard) 107-35-7
    Taurine (Standard) is the analytical standard of Taurine. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Taurine, a sulphur-containing amino acid and an organic osmolyte involved in cell volume regulation, provides a substrate for the formation of bile salts, and plays a role in the modulation of intracellular free calcium concentration. Taurine has the ability to activate autophagy in adipocytes.
    Taurine (Standard)
  • HY-B0511R
    Biotin (Standard) 58-85-5
    Biotin (Standard) is the analytical standard of Biotin. Biotin, vitamin B7 and serves as a coenzyme for five carboxylases in humans, involved in the synthesis of fatty acids, isoleucine, and valine, and in gluconeogenesis. Biotin is necessary for cell growth, the production of fatty acids, and the metabolism of fats and amino acids.
    Biotin (Standard)
  • HY-N5134R
    5'-Guanylic acid (Standard) 85-32-5
    5'-Guanylic acid (5'-GMP) is a nucleotide and can be used as a feeding stimulant for aqua feed production. 5'-Guanylic acid is able to decrease the levels of anxiety. 5'-Guanylic acid increases Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) (HY-B2167) content in the liver cells. Cyclic 5'-Guanylic acid or its butyrated analogues induces DNA synthesis.
    5'-Guanylic acid (Standard)
  • HY-N0420R
    Succinic acid (standard) 110-15-6
    Succinic acid (Standard) is the analytical standard of Succinic acid. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Succinic acid is an anti-anxiety agent with oral activity. Disodium succinate is the salt form of Succinic acid. Succinic acid is an intermediate product of the tricarboxylic acid cycle. Succinic acid is an important platform chemical. Succinic acid can be used as surfactant, additive, ion chelating agent, flavoring agent and other applications in chemical, pharmaceutical and food fields.
    Succinic acid (standard)
  • HY-N1428R
    Citric acid (standard) 77-92-9
    Citric acid (Standard) is the analytical standard of Citric acid. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Citric acid is a natural preservative and food tartness enhancer. Citric acid induces apoptosis and cell cycle arrest at G2/M phase and S phase in HaCaT cells. Citric acid cause oxidative damage of the liver by means of the decrease of antioxidative enzyme activities. Citric acid causes renal toxicity in mice.
    Citric acid (standard)
  • HY-N0098R
    Vanillin (Standard) 121-33-5 99.93%
    Vanillin (Standard) is the analytical standard of Vanillin. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Vanillin (p-Vanillin) is a single molecule extracted from vanilla beans and also a popular odor used widely in perfume, food and medicine.
    Vanillin (Standard)
  • HY-N0148R
    Rutin (Standard) 153-18-4
    Rutin (Standard) is the analytical standard of Rutin. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Rutin (Rutoside) is a flavonoid found in many plants and shows a wide range of biological activities including anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, antioxidant, neuroprotective, nephroprotective, hepatoprotective and reducing Aβ oligomer activities. Rutin is also a CBR1 inhibitor, which can cross the blood brain barrier. Rutin attenuates vancomycin-induced renal tubular cell apoptosis via suppression of apoptosis, mitochondrial dysfunction, and oxidative stress.
    Rutin (Standard)
  • HY-B0167R
    Salicylic acid (Standard) 69-72-7
    Salicylic acid (Standard) is the analytical standard of Salicylic acid. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Salicylic acid (2-Hydroxybenzoic acid) inhibits cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) activity independently of transcription factor (NF-κB) activation.
    Salicylic acid (Standard)
  • HY-Y0252R
    L-Proline (Standard) 147-85-3
    L-Proline (Standard) is the analytical standard of L-Proline. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. L-Proline is one of the twenty amino acids used in living organisms as the building blocks of proteins.
    L-Proline (Standard)
  • HY-Y1069R
    (S)-Malic acid (Standard) 97-67-6 99.62%
    (S)-Malic acid (Standard) is the analytical standard of (S)-Malic acid. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. (S)-Malic acid ((S)-2-Hydroxysuccinic acid) is a dicarboxylic acid in naturally occurring form, contributes to the pleasantly sour taste of fruits and is used as a food additive. In Vitro: It is showed that ME is essential for (S)-2-Hydroxysuccinic acid (L-malic acid) utilization in L. casei. Furthermore, deletion of either the gene encoding the histidine kinase or the response regulator of the TC system resulted in the loss of the ability to grow on (S)-2-Hydroxysuccinic acid, thus indicating that the cognate TC system regulates and is essential for the expression of ME. Transcriptional analyses shows that expression of maeE is induced in the presence of (S)-2-Hydroxysuccinic acid and repressed by glucose, whereas TC system expression is induced by (S)-2-Hydroxysuccinic acid and is not repressed by glucose.
    (S)-Malic acid (Standard)
  • HY-B0456R
    Riboflavin (Standard) 83-88-5
    Riboflavin (Standard) is the analytical standard of Riboflavin. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Riboflavin, an orally active and easily absorbed micronutrient, is a precursor of flavin mononucleotide (FMN) and flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD), which serve as coenzymes for numerous enzymatic reactions and perform key metabolic functions by mediating the transfer of electrons in biological oxidation-reduction reaction.
    Riboflavin (Standard)
  • HY-B1411R
    i-Inositol (Standard) 87-89-8
    i-Inositol (Standard) is the analytical standard of i-Inositol. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. i-Inositol (myo-Inositol) is a compound of sugar alcohols. i-Inositol is involved in a series of biological processes such as insulin signal transduction and cytoskeletal transduction. i-Inositol mainly exists in glial cells and plays an osmotic role.
    i-Inositol (Standard)
  • HY-N0215R
    L-Phenylalanine (Standard) 63-91-2
    L-Phenylalanine (Standard) is the analytical standard of L-Phenylalanine. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. L-Phenylalanine ((S)-2-Amino-3-phenylpropionic acid) is an essential amino acid isolated from Escherichia coli. L-Phenylalanine is a α2δ subunit of voltage-dependent Ca+ channels antagonist with a Ki of 980 nM. L-phenylalanine is a competitive antagonist for the glycine- and glutamate-binding sites of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) (KB of 573 μM ) and non-NMDARs, respectively. L-Phenylalanine is widely used in the production of food flavors and pharmaceuticals.
    L-Phenylalanine (Standard)