CHEBI:86477 - sodium sulfite

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ChEBI Name sodium sulfite
ChEBI ID CHEBI:86477
Definition An inorganic sodium salt having sulfite as the counterion.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
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Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): reducing agent
The element or compound in a reduction-oxidation (redox) reaction that donates an electron to another species.
Biological Role(s): food preservative
Substances which are added to food in order to prevent decomposition caused by microbial growth or by undesirable chemical changes.
Application(s): food preservative
Substances which are added to food in order to prevent decomposition caused by microbial growth or by undesirable chemical changes.
Related Structures
sodium sulfite is a Structural Derivative of
oxoacid
Definition : A compound which contains oxygen, at least one other element, and at least one hydrogen bound to oxygen, and which produces a conjugate base by loss of positive hydrogen ion(s) (hydrons).
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