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CHEBI:77963 - sequestrant

ChEBI IDCHEBI:77963
ChEBI Namesequestrant
Stars
DefinitionA food preservative that acts by chelating with metal cations (particularly those of copper, iron and nickel) that catalyse the oxidation of fats in food.
Last Modified7 April 2020
SubmitterGareth Owen
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
sequestrant (CHEBI:77963) is a chelator (CHEBI:38161)
sequestrant (CHEBI:77963) is a food preservative (CHEBI:65255)
Incoming Relation(s)
potassium metaphosphate (CHEBI:148438) has role sequestrant (CHEBI:77963)
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sequestrantsChEBI
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