75025

D-Erythronic acid potassium salt

≥97.0% (GC)

• Synonym(s): (2R,3R)-2,3,4-Trihydroxybutanoic acid potassium salt, Potassium D-erythronate
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₄H₈O₅ · xK⁺
• CAS Number: 488-16-4
• Molecular Weight: 136.10 (free acid basis)
• UNSPSC Code: 12352106
• PubChem Substance ID: 329766064
• NACRES: NA.25
• Assay: ≥97.0% (GC)
• Form: powder

Properties

• Quality Segment: 100
• assay: ≥97.0% (GC)
• form: powder
• optical activity: [α]/D 12.0±2.0°, c = 1 in H₂O
• color: white to off-white
• storage temp.: 2-8°C
• SMILES string: OC[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)C(O)=O.[K+]
• InChI: 1S/C4H8O5.K/c5-1-2(6)3(7)4(8)9;/h2-3,5-7H,1H2,(H,8,9);/q;+1/t2-,3-;/m1./s1
• InChI key: NIBJBHRBFKKLFG-SWLXLVAMSA-N

Description

Biochem/physiol Actions

Erythronic acid is a sugar component of aqueous humour (eye). Erythronic acid is a normal organic acid present in a healthy adult and pediatric population and has been found in urine, plasma, CSF, aqueous humour (eye) and synovial fluid. Erythronic acid is formed when GlcNAc is oxidised.

Other Notes

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Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS07
• signalword: Warning
• hcodes: H315,H319,H335
• pcodes: P261 - P264 - P271 - P280 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3
• target_organs: Respiratory system
• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable