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NORDIHYDROGUAIARETIC ACID
Chemical names: NORDIHYDROGUAIARETIC ACID; beta,gamma-DIMETHYL-alpha,delta-bis(3,4-DIHYDROPHENYL)BUTANE; 4,4'-(2,3-DIMETHYLTETRAMETHYLENE)-DIPYROCATECHOL
Synonyms: NDGA
Functional class: ANTIOXIDANT
Latest evaluation: 1973
ADI: NO ADI ALLOCATED
Report: NMRS 53/TRS 539-JECFA 17/36
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 12/FNP 52 Add. 12/67 (METALS LIMITS) (2004)
Tox monograph: FAS 5/NMRS 53A-JECFA 17/197
Previous status: 1973, FNP 4-JECFA 17/218; COMPENDIUM/1021. R
1969, NMRS 46/TRS 445-JECFA 13/21, FAS 70.36/NMRS 46A-JECFA 13/157. NO ADI. NO. S
1964, NMRS 38/TRS 309-JECFA 8/42, FAS 24.65/NMRS 38A-JECFA 8/42. DATA INADEQUATE FOR EVALUATION. NO. R
1961, NMRS 31/TRS 228-JECFA 6/76. DATA INADEQUATE FOR EVALUATION. NO
1958, NMRS VOL. I-III/81. N
 
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    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Nordihydroguaiaretic acid (FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series 38a)
       Nordihydroguaiaretic acid (FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series 46a)
       Nordihydroguaiaretic acid (WHO Food Additives Series 5)