CHEBI:31795 - magnesium sulfate heptahydrate

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ChEBI Name magnesium sulfate heptahydrate
ChEBI ID CHEBI:31795
Definition A hydrate that is the heptahydrate form of magnesium sulfate.
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Formulae H14MgO11S
Mg.O4S.7H2O
MgSO4.7H2O
SO4.7H2O.Mg
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 246.47556
Monoisotopic Mass 246.01072
InChI InChI=1S/Mg.H2O4S.7H2O/c;1-5(2,3)4;;;;;;;/h;(H2,1,2,3,4);7*1H2/q+2;;;;;;;;/p-2
InChIKey WRUGWIBCXHJTDG-UHFFFAOYSA-L
SMILES [Mg++].[H]O[H].[H]O[H].[H]O[H].[H]O[H].[H]O[H].[H]O[H].[H]O[H].[O-]S([O-])(=O)=O
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): cathartic
Any substance that accelerates defecation. Compare with laxatives, which are substances that ease defecation (usually by softening faeces). A substance can be both a laxative and a cathartic.
Application(s): laxative
An agent that produces a soft formed stool, and relaxes and loosens the bowels, typically used over a protracted period, to relieve constipation. Compare with cathartic, which is a substance that accelerates defecation. A substances can be both a laxative and a cathartic.
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Outgoing magnesium sulfate heptahydrate (CHEBI:31795) has part magnesium sulfate (CHEBI:32599)
magnesium sulfate heptahydrate (CHEBI:31795) has role cathartic (CHEBI:75325)
magnesium sulfate heptahydrate (CHEBI:31795) has role laxative (CHEBI:50503)
magnesium sulfate heptahydrate (CHEBI:31795) is a hydrate (CHEBI:35505)
magnesium sulfate heptahydrate (CHEBI:31795) is a magnesium salt (CHEBI:33975)
IUPAC Name
magnesium sulfate—water (1/7)
Synonyms Sources
bitter salt ChEBI
epsom salt ChEBI
epsomite ChEBI
magnesium sulfate (1:1) heptahydrate ChemIDplus
Magnesium sulfate heptahydrate KEGG COMPOUND
magnesium sulfate heptahydrate ChemIDplus
magnesium sulphate heptahydrate ChEBI
MgSO4·7H2O IUPAC
sulfuric acid magnesium salt heptahydrate ChEBI
Manual Xrefs Databases
C12505 KEGG COMPOUND
CPD0-2387 MetaCyc
D01108 KEGG DRUG
DBSALT001240 DrugBank
Epsomite Wikipedia
FDB015432 FooDB
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
10034-99-8 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
10034-99-8 CAS Registry Number NIST Chemistry WebBook
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24 April 2020