Product code: RXSOL-60-6605-016
MUCIC ACID Galactaric acid
Mucic acid can be used to replace tartaric acid in self-rising flour or fizzies. It has been used as a precursor of adipic acid in the way to nylon by a rhenium-catalyzed deoxydehydration reaction. It has been used as a precursor of Taxol in Nicolaou Taxol total synthesis (1994).
Application
Mucic acid test is a test that is highly specific and is used for the detection of the presence of galactose and lactose. It is also termed galactaric acid that is named after the product of the reaction.