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Status:
US Approved Rx (2001)
First approved in 1947

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is a water-soluble vitamin. It occurs as a white or slightly yellow crystal or powder with a slight acidic taste. Ascorbic acid is an electron donor, and this property accounts for all its known functions. As an electron don...
Status:
US Previously Marketed
First approved in 1961

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)

Status:
US Previously Marketed
First marketed in 1926

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Hexylresorcinol is an organic compound with local anaesthetic, antiseptic and anthelmintic properties. It is available for use topically on small skin infections, or as an ingredient in throat lozenges. Hexylresorcinol may be used as a cosmetic bioci...
Status:
US Previously Marketed
First marketed in 1921

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (MIXED)



dl-α-tocopheryl phosphate has a growth acceleration effect on domestic fowl. Also was confirmed, that in all investigated animals dl-α-tocopheryl phosphate has an ability to being converted into vitamin E.
Status:
Possibly Marketed Outside US
First approved in 2014

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)

Status:
Possibly Marketed Outside US
First approved in 2007

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)

Conditions:

Erythorbic acid, an epimer of L-ascorbic acid, is used in the United States as a food additive. It was studied, that erythorbic acid enhanced of iron absorption and could play a major role in enhancing iron bioavailability from mixed diets that inclu...
Status:
Possibly Marketed Outside US
First approved in 2001

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)


Tert-butylhydroquinone (tBHQ) or 2-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1,4-benzenediol is an antioxdant found to inhibit lipid oxidation. Extensive studies have demonstrated that tBHQ exhibit anti-carcinogenic effect. The ability of tBHQ to induce phase II xenobiot...
Status:
Possibly Marketed Outside US
First approved in 1993

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)

Sulfur dioxide (SO2) is a colorles, highly toxic gas with a choking or suffocating odor. It is used as a pharmaceutical aid and antioxidant. It reacts easily with other substances to form harmful compounds, such as sulfuric acid, sulfurous acid and s...
Status:
Possibly Marketed Outside US
First approved in 1985

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)


Potassium bisulfite is a chemical compound with the chemical formula KHSO3. Potassium bisulphite is used for the preservation of colourless food materials such as fruit juices, squashes, apples and raw mango chutney. Potassium bisulfite solutions are...