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CHEBI:133326 - barium sulfate

ChEBI IDCHEBI:133326
ChEBI Namebarium sulfate
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DefinitionA metal sulfate with formula BaO4S. Virtually insoluble in water at room temperature, it is mostly used as a component in oil well drilling fluid it occurs naturally as the mineral barite.
Last Modified19 September 2016
SubmitterGareth Owen
DownloadsMolfile
FormulaBa.O4S
Net Charge0
Average Mass233.391
Monoisotopic Mass233.85698
SMILESO=S(=O)([O-])[O-].[Ba+2]
InChIInChI=1S/Ba.H2O4S/c;1-5(2,3)4/h;(H2,1,2,3,4)/q+2;/p-2
InChIKeyTZCXTZWJZNENPQ-UHFFFAOYSA-L
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Biological Role:
nutrient  A nutrient is a food component that an organism uses to survive and grow.
Application:
radioopaque medium  A substance having the property of absorbing, and therefore being opaque to, electromagnetic radiation, particularly X-rays.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
barium sulfate (CHEBI:133326) has role radioopaque medium (CHEBI:37338)
barium sulfate (CHEBI:133326) is a barium salt (CHEBI:63320)
barium sulfate (CHEBI:133326) is a inorganic barium salt (CHEBI:190438)
barium sulfate (CHEBI:133326) is a metal sulfate (CHEBI:51336)
IUPAC Name 
barium sulfate
Synonyms  Source
blanc fixeChemIDplus
sulfuric acid, barium salt (1:1)ChemIDplus
Pigment White 22ChemIDplus
BaSO4ChEBI
BaSO4ChEBI
bariteChemIDplus
Brand Names  Source
MicrotrastChemIDplus
MicropaqueChemIDplus
EneCatChemIDplus
E-Z-PaqueChemIDplus
LiquipakeChemIDplus
BarotrastChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
Barium_sulfateWikipedia
D02052KEGG DRUG
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:11343139Reaxys
CAS:7727-43-7ChemIDplus
Citations