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Sodium propionate

99%

Synonym(s):

Propionic acid sodium salt

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH2COONa
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
96.06
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3566934
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100

assay

99%

mp

285-286 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: soluble 1g in 1ml
alcohol: soluble 1g in 24ml at 25 °C
boiling water: soluble 1gin 0.65ml

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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General description

Sodium propionate has bacteriostatic and anti-fungal activity.

Application

Sodium propionate was used to study the effects of sodium propionate and potassium sorbate on the growth of and patulin production in Penicillium expansum.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Sodium propionate inhibits the growth of lactic acid bacteria. Intraportal sodium propionate administration depresses food intake in sheep.

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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M H Anil et al.
Quarterly journal of experimental physiology (Cambridge, England), 73(4), 539-546 (1988-07-01)
Like other mammals, ruminants can also control their food intake. One of the potential sites where feed-back signals arise is the liver. We have already shown in our previous study that intraportal administration of propionate depresses intake and that this
Sodium propionate and its derivatives as bacteriostatics and fungistatics.
W W HESELTINE
The Journal of pharmacy and pharmacology, 4(8), 577-581 (1952-08-01)
L Lapierre et al.
Journal of dairy science, 75(5), 1192-1196 (1992-05-01)
Lithium chloride-sodium propionate agar has been developed for the enumeration of bifidobacteria in fermented dairy products. The medium contains lithium chloride and sodium propionate to inhibit the growth of other lactic acid bacteria. Pure cultures of bifidobacteria, lactobacilli, and streptococci
J E Lennox et al.
Applied and environmental microbiology, 48(5), 1031-1033 (1984-11-01)
Potassium sorbate and sodium propionate brought about a marked inhibition in the growth of Penicillium expansum and a proportionally greater inhibition in the synthesis of patulin by the mold. At inhibitor concentrations used commercially in bakery products, propionate inhibited growth
Daniel F Zegarra-Ruiz et al.
Cell host & microbe, 25(1), 113-127 (2018-12-26)
Western lifestyle is linked to autoimmune and metabolic diseases, driven by changes in diet and gut microbiota composition. Using Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7)-dependent mouse models of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), we dissect dietary effects on the gut microbiota and find

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