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Food Additives Approved by European Union:

  • Potassium alginate [show]

General Information

MaintermALGINATE, POTASSIUM
Doc TypeASP
CAS Reg.No.(or other ID)9005-36-1
Regnum 184.1610

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Computed Descriptors

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2D Structure
CID91886355
IUPAC Namedipotassium;(2S,3S,4S,5S,6R)-6-[(2S,3S,4R,5S,6R)-2-carboxylato-4,5,6-trihydroxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxane-2-carboxylate
InChIInChI=1S/C12H18O13.2K/c13-1-2(14)7(9(18)19)25-12(5(1)17)24-6-3(15)4(16)11(22)23-8(6)10(20)21;;/h1-8,11-17,22H,(H,18,19)(H,20,21);;/q;2*+1/p-2/t1-,2-,3+,4-,5-,6-,7-,8-,11+,12+;;/m0../s1
InChI KeyLAEKMUKVBJSQBM-CAWKZDFGSA-L
Canonical SMILESC1(C(C(OC(C1O)OC2C(C(C(OC2C(=O)[O-])O)O)O)C(=O)[O-])O)O.[K+].[K+]
Molecular FormulaC12H16K2O13

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Computed Properties

Property Name Property Value
Molecular Weight446.444
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count6
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count13
Rotatable Bond Count2
Complexity500.0
CACTVS Substructure Key Fingerprint A A A D c e B w P A A A Y A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A k S A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A G g A A C A A A C B S w g A M A C A A A B g A I A A C Q C A I A A A A A A A A A A A F A A A A R E B Y A A A Q i Q A A F I A A H A A H K b A x A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A = =
Topological Polar Surface Area229.0
Monoisotopic Mass445.987
Exact Mass445.987
Compound Is CanonicalizedTrue
Formal Charge0
Heavy Atom Count27
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count10
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Isotope Atom Count0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count3

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Taxonomic Classification

KingdomOrganic compounds
SuperclassOrganic oxygen compounds
ClassOrganooxygen compounds
SubclassCarbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates
Intermediate Tree NodesSugar acids and derivatives - Glucuronic acid derivatives - Glucuronides
Direct ParentO-glucuronides
Alternative Parents
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic heteromonocyclic compounds
Substituents1-o-glucuronide - O-glucuronide - Disaccharide - Glycosyl compound - O-glycosyl compound - Beta-hydroxy acid - Dicarboxylic acid or derivatives - Hydroxy acid - Pyran - Oxane - Carboxylic acid salt - Hemiacetal - Secondary alcohol - Acetal - Carboxylic acid derivative - Carboxylic acid - Oxacycle - Organic alkali metal salt - Organoheterocyclic compound - Polyol - Organic oxide - Carbonyl group - Organic potassium salt - Alcohol - Organic salt - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organic cation - Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compound
DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as o-glucuronides. These are glucuronides in which the aglycone is linked to the carbohydrate unit through an O-glycosidic bond.

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