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CHEBI:31604 - ferric ammonium citrate
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:31604 |
| ChEBI Name | ferric ammonium citrate |
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| Definition | A mixture of indefinite composition that contains ferric and ammonium cations and citrate(3−) anions, ferric ammonium citrate may be obtained as red crystals or a brownish yellow powder or as green crystals or powder. It is added to foods as an acidity regulator and anticaking agent. It is also used as a positive oral contrast agent in magnetic resonance imaging, and was formerly administered orally as a source of iron for the treatment of iron-deficiency anaemia. |
| Last Modified | 10 June 2021 |
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| Biological Roles: | antiviral agent A substance that destroys or inhibits replication of viruses. food acidity regulator A food additive that is used to change or otherwise control the acidity or alkalinity of foods. They may be acids, bases, neutralising agents or buffering agents. ferroptosis inducer Any substance that induces or promotes ferroptosis (a type of programmed cell death dependent on iron and characterized by the accumulation of lipid peroxides) in organisms. |
| Applications: | food acidity regulator A food additive that is used to change or otherwise control the acidity or alkalinity of foods. They may be acids, bases, neutralising agents or buffering agents. anti-anaemic agent A compound which increases either the number of red cells or the amount of haemoglobin in the blood. |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| ferric ammonium citrate (CHEBI:31604) has part ammonium (CHEBI:28938) |
| ferric ammonium citrate (CHEBI:31604) has part citrate(3−) (CHEBI:16947) |
| ferric ammonium citrate (CHEBI:31604) has part iron(3+) (CHEBI:29034) |
| ferric ammonium citrate (CHEBI:31604) has role anti-anaemic agent (CHEBI:75835) |
| ferric ammonium citrate (CHEBI:31604) has role antiviral agent (CHEBI:22587) |
| ferric ammonium citrate (CHEBI:31604) has role ferroptosis inducer (CHEBI:173085) |
| ferric ammonium citrate (CHEBI:31604) has role food acidity regulator (CHEBI:64049) |
| ferric ammonium citrate (CHEBI:31604) has role MRI contrast agent (CHEBI:37335) |
| ferric ammonium citrate (CHEBI:31604) is a mixture (CHEBI:60004) |
| Synonyms | Source |
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| ammonium ferric citrate | ChemIDplus |
| E381 | ChEBI |
| ammonium iron(III) citrate | ChEBI |
| Brand Name | Source |
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| FerriSeltz | KEGG DRUG |
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