Article
Safety evaluation of esperase.
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association - 1 Dec 1993
Hjortkjaer R K, Stavnsbjerg M, Pedersen P B, Heath J, Wilson J A, Marshall R R, Clements J
Abstract excerpt
Esperase is a proteolytic enzyme preparation that can be used as a processing aid in the food industry. The following studies were performed to establish safety for the consumer: oral toxicity study (13 wk) in the rat; teratogenicity study in the rat; gene mutation assays in Salmonella typhimuriu...
Topics
- Abnormalities, Drug-Induced
- Administration, Oral
- Animals
- Cells, Cultured
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Female
- Food Handling
- Gastric Mucosa
- Humans
- Hyperplasia
