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18108

Sodium propionate

meets analytical specification of NF, 99-100.5% (ex dried subst.)

Synonym(s):

Propionic acid sodium salt

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH2COONa
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
96.06
UNSPSC Code:
12164500
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
205-290-4
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3566934
MDL number:
Agency:
meets analytical specifications of NF
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meets analytical specifications of NF

Quality Level

assay

99-100.5% (ex dried subst.)

quality

meets analytical specification of NF

impurities

≤0.001% heavy metals (as Pb), ≤1% water (Karl Fischer)

mp

285-286 °C (lit.)

solubility

alcohol: soluble 1 gm in 24 ml at 25 °C, water: soluble 1 gm in 0.65 ml at 25 °C, water: soluble 1 g/mL at 25 °C

cation traces

Fe: ≤30 mg/kg, Zn: ≤10 mg/kg

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

lipid type

saturated FAs

SMILES string

[Na+].CCC([O-])=O

InChI

1S/C3H6O2.Na/c1-2-3(4)5;/h2H2,1H3,(H,4,5);/q;+1/p-1

InChI key

JXKPEJDQGNYQSM-UHFFFAOYSA-M



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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves



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The Stimulatory Effect of Sodium Butyrate and Sodium Propionate on the Development of Rumen Mucosa in the Young Calf.
E.G. Sander
Journal of Dairy Science, 42, 1600-1605 (1959)
W J Chen et al.
Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (New York, N.Y.), 175(2), 215-218 (1984-02-01)
The effects of propionate on serum and liver lipid concentrations were studied in cholesterol-fed rats. Both serum and liver cholesterol levels were significantly lower in rats fed the cholesterol-propionate diet than in rats fed the cholesterol diet without propionate. Liver
J McCarthy et al.
Gut, 52(7), 975-980 (2003-06-13)
Prophylactic efficacy against colitis following lactobacillus consumption in interleukin 10 (IL-10) knockout (KO) mice has been reported. Whether this applies equally to other probiotic strains is unknown, and the mechanism is unclear. (1) To compare the effect of feeding Lactobacillus