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CHEBI:63037 - triammonium citrate

ChEBI IDCHEBI:63037
ChEBI Nametriammonium citrate
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DefinitionA citrate salt in which all three carboxy groups are deprotonated and associated with ammonium ions as counter-cations.
Last Modified12 October 2011
SubmitterVincent Fazio
DownloadsMolfile
FormulaC6H5O7.3H4N
Net Charge0
Average Mass243.216
Monoisotopic Mass243.10665
SMILESO=C([O-])CC(O)(CC(=O)[O-])C(=O)[O-].[NH4+].[NH4+].[NH4+]
InChIInChI=1S/C6H8O7.3H3N/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);3*1H3
InChIKeyYWYZEGXAUVWDED-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Roles Classification
Chemical Roles:
food emulsifier  A food additive used to form or maintain a uniform emulsion of two (or more) phases in a food.
buffer  Any substance or mixture of substances that, in solution (typically aqueous), resists change in pH upon addition of small amounts of acid or base.
Biological Role:
food emulsifier  A food additive used to form or maintain a uniform emulsion of two (or more) phases in a food.
Application:
food emulsifier  A food additive used to form or maintain a uniform emulsion of two (or more) phases in a food.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
triammonium citrate (CHEBI:63037) has role buffer (CHEBI:35225)
triammonium citrate (CHEBI:63037) has role food emulsifier (CHEBI:63047)
triammonium citrate (CHEBI:63037) is a ammonium salt (CHEBI:47704)
triammonium citrate (CHEBI:63037) is a citrate salt (CHEBI:50744)
IUPAC Names 
tri(azaniumyl) 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate
triammonium 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate
Synonyms  Source
ammonium citrate tribasicSUBMITTER
citric acid triammonium saltSUBMITTER
2-Hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid triammonium saltSUBMITTER
Ammonium citrate (3:1)ChemIDplus
2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, ammonium salt (1:3)ChemIDplus
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:3779194Reaxys
CAS:3458-72-8ChemIDplus
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