Glycerine

It is a sweet tasting, colorless, odorless, nontoxic, viscous liquid that is widely used in pharmaceutical formulations as well as food industry and also used in coatings resins and adhesives. The glycerol backbone is found in those lipids known as glycerides. Due to having antimicrobial and antiviral properties it is widely used in FDA approved wound and burn treatments. It can also be used as an effective marker to measure liver disease. It is also widely used as a sweetener in the food industry and as a humectant in pharmaceutical formulations.

Synonyms

Propanetriol, Glycerin, 1,2,3-Trihydroxypropane, Glycerol, 1, 2, 3 - Propanetriol, E 422, Glycerine, Glycerol

Chemical Formula

C3H8O3

CAS Number

56-81-5