Description_x000D_ Application_x000D_ Lactic acid is used as a reagent in organic synthesis (in the manufacture of adhesives). It is used in the leather, textile, and tanning industries. It may be used as a plasticizer, a catalyst, or an acidifying agent. Lactic acid has even been used as a flavoring agent in the manufacture of tobacco products._x000D_ Packaging_x000D_ 1 g in poly bottle_x000D_ 100, 500 mg in poly bottle_x000D_ Biochem/physiol Actions_x000D_ In animals, lactic acid is a metabolic compound produced by proliferating cells and during anaerobic conditions such as strenuous exercise. Lactic acid can be oxidized back to pyruvate or converted to glucose via gluconeogenesis. Lactic acid is preferentially metabolized by neurons in several mammal species and during early brain development. D-lactate was utilized four times more slowly than L-lactate, but both isomers are absorbed at the same rate from the intestine._x000D_ Analysis Note_x000D_ Assayed enzymatically using D(−)lactic dehydrogenase