Abietic acid Screen Test

Sample

Bruise-and-sprain pills and rheumatism pills

Storage

2-8°C in dark, sealed, dry place, no frozen.

Detection Limit

100 ng/mL

General Description

Abietic acid (also known as abietinic acid or sylvic acid) is an organic compound that occurs widely in trees. Abietic Acid is the primary component of resin acid, is the primary iritant in pine wood and resin, isolated from rosin (via isomerization) and is the most abundant of several closely related organic acids that constitute most of rosin, the solid portion of the oleoresin of coniferous trees. Abietic acid belongs to the abietane diterpene group of organic compounds derived from four isoprene units. As the chief component of rosin, it is approved by FDA as a miscellaneous food additive. However, it is also listed in the Toxic Substances Control Act inventory in the United States. Abietic acid is a contact allergen; however, compounds resulting from its oxidation by air elicit stronger responses. (El Saved, F., et al., 1995; Kelly, D. M., et al., 2015)