Official EU label nameGlossary entry 20888

PHYTIC ACID

This record confirms an official common ingredient name for EU cosmetic product labelling. It does not by itself confirm that the substance is permitted, unrestricted or safe.

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Resolved substance identity

CAS:83-86-3

EC:201-506-6

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PHYTIC ACID

Cosmetic functions: CHELATING

cis-1,2,3,5-trans-4,6-Cyclohexanehexol, 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexakis(dihydrogen phosphate)

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2 matched or reported names

PHYTIC ACIDfytic acid

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None of the 13 markets tracked here holds an imported rule under the name PHYTIC ACID.

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 83-86-3

CAS 83-86-3PubChem CID 890

Phytate

Myo-inositol hexakisphosphate is a myo-inositol hexakisphosphate in which each hydroxy group of myo-inositol is monophosphorylated. It has a role as a cofactor, an antineoplastic agent, an iron chelator, a signalling molecule, a mouse metabolite and an Escherichia coli metabolite. It is a conjugate acid of a myo-inositol hexakisphosphate(12-). — ChEBI

IUPAC name: (2,3,4,5,6-pentaphosphonooxycyclohexyl) dihydrogen phosphate

Molecular formula: C6H18O24P6
Molecular weight: 660.04 g/mol
Exact mass: 659.86137342 Da
XLogP3: -10.3
Topological polar surface area: 401.0 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 12
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 24
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 0

Also known as

Inositol 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexakisphosphateRefChem:929237Phytic acidFytic acidAlkalovertInositol hexaphosphatemyo-inositol hexakisphosphatemyo-Inositol hexaphosphate

16 more reported names

Acide fytiqueAcido fiticoAlkovertExfodermPhytineAcidum fyticummyo-Inosistol hexakisphosphateinositol hexakisphosphateDermofeel pa-3myo-Inositol, hexakis(dihydrogen phosphate)inositolhexaphosphoric acidInositol hexaphosphoric acidmyo-Inositol, 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexakis(dihydrogen phosphate)CCRIS 4513InsP6Phytic Acid Potassium Salt

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External database identifiers

ChEBI:CHEBI:17401
ChEBI:CHEBI:187038
ChEMBL:CHEMBL1233511
ChEMBL:CHEMBL2005481
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID00861653
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID40889331
PubMed:24887478
PubMed:23077788
PubMed:23031558
PubMed:23029003
PubMed:23017415
PubMed:23017396
PubMed:23017015
PubMed:23010329
PubMed:22993910
PubMed:22991543
PubMed:22991540
PubMed:22991538

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Official source and scope

Imported from Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 (dataset version EU 2025/1175). The glossary supplies common ingredient names for the ingredient list required by Article 19(1)(g); it is not an approval or safety list.

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