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P5436

Sodium propionate

≥99.0%, BioReagent, suitable for insect cell culture

Synonym(s):

Propionic acid sodium salt

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH2COONa
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
96.06
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
NACRES:
NA.75
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
205-290-4
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3566934
MDL number:
Biological source:
synthetic (organic)
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biological source

synthetic (organic)

Quality Level

product line

BioReagent

assay

≥99.0%

form

powder

technique(s)

cell culture | insect: suitable

mp

285-286 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: 1 g/mL, clear, colorless to very faintly yellow

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

Application

Used as a mold inhibitor in insect cell culture applications.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Sodium propionate has an ability to prevent ketosis in dairy cattle.


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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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Use of sodium propionate in the prevention of ketosis in dairy cattle
Schultz LH
Journal of Dairy Science, 41(1), 160-168 (1958)
Zhenhua Zhou et al.
Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 41(2), 267-281 (2020-03-11)
Sodium butyrate, a short-chain fatty acid, is predominantly produced by gut microbiota fermentation of dietary fiber and serves as an important neuromodulator in the central nervous system. Recent experimental evidence has suggested that sodium butyrate may be an endogenous ligand
Elena Zagato et al.
Nature microbiology, 5(3), 511-524 (2020-01-29)
The microbiota has been shown to promote intestinal tumourigenesis, but a possible anti-tumourigenic effect has also been postulated. Here, we demonstrate that changes in the microbiota and mucus composition are concomitant with tumourigenesis. We identified two anti-tumourigenic strains of the