Toxicity of d-Arabinose in Male and Female Rats

In order to investigate the feasibility of using the rare sugar d-arabinose as a functional food material, we examined its toxicity in rats. In an acute toxicity study, the lethal dose (LD50) was calculated to be 12.1 g/kg in males and 11.6 g/kg in females. On the other hand, in a short-term toxicity test, rats developed diarrhea when given feed containing 5% d-arabinose, which was the minimum amount added, so the maximum nontoxic amount was estimated to be less than 5%. Thus, the toxicity of d-arabinose is stronger than that of another rare sugar, d-psicose, which was reported to show no toxicity when added at 10% in the diet. Further studies are needed to establish whether d-arabinose would be safe for use as a functional ingredient.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:59

Enthalten in:

Shokuhin eiseigaku zasshi. Journal of the Food Hygienic Society of Japan - 59(2018), 3 vom: 12., Seite 114-120

Sprache:

Japanisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Higaki, Shunsuke [VerfasserIn]
Matsuo, Tatsuhiro [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Arabinose
B40ROO395Z
D-arabinose
Journal Article
Male and female rats
Rare sugars
Toxicity study

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 21.06.2019

Date Revised 21.06.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3358/shokueishi.59.114

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM286743809