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Use of ADME studies to confirm the safety of ε-polylysine as a preservative in food

J. Hiraki, T. Ichikawa, S. Ninomiya, H. Seki, Katsumi Uohama, H. Seki, S. Kimura, Y. Yanagimoto, J. W. Barnett

2003.4.1REGULATORY TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY

DOI: 10.1016/s0273-2300(03)00029-1

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E-Polylysine was practically non-toxic in an acute oral toxicity study in rats, with no mortality up to 5 g/kg and was not mutagenic in bacterial reversion assays, and the proposed use of e-polylysine as a preservative in foods is considered to be safe.

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HIRAKI, J., et al. Use of ADME studies to confirm the safety of ε-polylysine as a preservative in food. REGULATORY TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY, 2003, 37: 328–340.