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C8385

Sigma-Aldrich

Potassium citrate tribasic monohydrate

≥98% (GC/titration)

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H5K3O7 · H2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
324.41
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12161700
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.25

Quality Level

Assay

≥98% (GC/titration)

form

powder

loss

3.0-6.0% loss on drying

pH

8.0-9.5

solubility

H2O: 100 mg/mL, clear, colorless

SMILES string

O.[K+].[K+].[K+].OC(CC([O-])=O)(CC([O-])=O)C([O-])=O

InChI

1S/C6H8O7.3K.H2O/c7-3(8)1-6(13,5(11)12)2-4(9)10;;;;/h13H,1-2H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)(H,11,12);;;;1H2/q;3*+1;/p-3

InChI key

PJAHUDTUZRZBKM-UHFFFAOYSA-K

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Application

Potassium citrate tribasic monohydrate has been used in interconnected porous carbon nanosheets (IPCNs) synthesis. It has also been used to study the use of clinical-grade Garcinia cambogia in Drosophila kidney stone models.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Potassium citrate can be used to prepare citrate water that supports the survival of streptozotocin (STZ)-diabetic mice. It might reduce the successive stone formation in calcium nephrolithiasis. Potassium citrate serves as an activator for producing activated carbons.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Nancy S Krieger et al.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN, 26(12), 3001-3008 (2015-04-10)
Potassium citrate is prescribed to decrease stone recurrence in patients with calcium nephrolithiasis. Citrate binds intestinal and urine calcium and increases urine pH. Citrate, metabolized to bicarbonate, should decrease calcium excretion by reducing bone resorption and increasing renal calcium reabsorption.
Zeynep Yarbaşi et al.
Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, 79(5), 1304-1307 (2011-06-07)
An EPR and optical studies of VO2+ doped potassium dihydrogen citrate (PDHC) single crystals have been carried out at room temperature. It crystallizes in triclinic symmetry with the unit cell dimensions: a=11.343Å, b=13.078Å, c=6.272Å, α=89.79°, β=94.36°, γ=104.2°. The angular variation
Arun Gopalakrishnan et al.
Clinical and experimental nephrology, 15(5), 745-748 (2011-06-01)
Fanconi-Bickel syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by hepatorenal glycogen accumulation, proximal renal tubular dysfunction and impaired utilization of glucose and galactose. Most cases have been reported from Europe, Japan, Turkey and the Mediterranean belt. We report a
Kendall F Moseley et al.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, 28(3), 497-504 (2012-09-20)
The dietary acid load created by the typical Western diet may adversely impact the skeleton by disrupting calcium metabolism. Whether neutralizing dietary acid with alkaline potassium salts results in sustained improvements in calcium balance remains controversial. In this randomized, double-blind
Sigrid Jehle et al.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 98(1), 207-217 (2012-11-20)
The acid load imposed by a modern diet may play an important role in the pathophysiology of osteoporosis. Our objective was to evaluate the skeletal efficacy and safety and the effect on fracture prediction of K-citrate to neutralize diet-induced acid

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