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Toxicological information

Basic toxicokinetics

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
basic toxicokinetics
Type of information:
other: report
Adequacy of study:
supporting study
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: The data was obtained from a collection of reliable data which has been subject to peer-review and in which the original data sources are traceable.

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
secondary source
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2010

Materials and methods

Principles of method if other than guideline:
The data available on citric acid and the citrate salts has been assembled into one report.

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Sodium dihydrogen citrate
EC Number:
242-734-6
EC Name:
Sodium dihydrogen citrate
Cas Number:
18996-35-5
Molecular formula:
C6H8O7.Na
IUPAC Name:
dihydrogen sodium citrate

Results and discussion

Any other information on results incl. tables

Please refer to attached report.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
Citric acid is a metabolic intermediate vital to the TCA respiration pathway found in all animal and plant cells. There is little evience that citric acid and the citrate salts have deleterious effects, even in large doses. Indeed there is some support for the fact that citric acid in the human diet is favourable by inhibiting the formation of calcium oxalate kidney and bladder stones. This statement is applicable to the citrate salts since once absorbed citrate salts will dissociate into citric acid and their counter-ion.