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Calcium Citrate

CHEBI:CHEBI_190513

Definition

An organic calcium salt composed of calcium cations and citrate anions in a 3:2 ratio.

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C6H5O7.C6H5O7.Ca.Ca.Ca
Molecular Mass
498.432
Charge
0
SMILES
[Ca++].[Ca++].[Ca++].OC(CC([O-])=O)(CC([O-])=O)C([O-])=O.OC(CC([O-])=O)(CC([O-])=O)C([O-])=O
InChI
InChI=1S/2C6H8O7.3Ca/c2*7-3(8)1-6(13,5(11)12)2-4(9)10;;;/h2*13H,1-2H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)(H,11,12);;;/q;;3*+2/p-6
InChIKey
FNAQSUUGMSOBHW-UHFFFAOYSA-H

Alternative Names

  • 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid calcium salt (2:3)
  • Acicontral
  • Calcitrate
  • calcium 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylate (3:2)
  • calcium 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate (3:2)
  • calcium 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate (3/2)
  • calcium citrate tribasic
  • calcium citrate, tribasic
  • citric acid calcium salt (2:3)
  • tribasic calcium citrate
  • tricalcium bis(2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid)
  • tricalcium bis(citric acid)
  • tricalcium citrate
  • tricalcium dicitrate

Drug Classification

Important Medical Information

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Additional Identifiers

DRON_00010000
47613
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CHEBI:190513

Additional References

Wikipedia:Calcium_citrate

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