Chemical Properties
colorless to white crystals or crystalline powder
Uses
Saccharin Sodium Salt Dihydrate is a non-nutritive sweetener; pharmaceutic aid (flavor). Saccharin was formerly listed as reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen; delisted because the cancer data are not sufficient to meet the current criteria for this listing.
Uses
Saccharin Sodium Salt Hydrate can be used for the purification of recombinant polypeptides, such as antibodies.
General Description
Saccharin is an artificial sweetener, which is used in canned fruit juices, vegetables, cookies and?jellies. It is associated with bladder cancer.
Biochem/physiol Actions
′First generation′ synthetic sugar alternative that has been studied for its carcinogenic potential.