CHEBI:63037 - triammonium citrate

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ChEBI Name triammonium citrate
ChEBI ID CHEBI:63037
Definition A citrate salt in which all three carboxy groups are deprotonated and associated with ammonium ions as counter-cations.
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Submitter Vincent Fazio
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Formula C6H17N3O7
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 243.21510
Monoisotopic Mass 243.10665
InChI InChI=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
InChIKey YWYZEGXAUVWDED-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES [NH4+].[NH4+].[NH4+].OC(CC([O-])=O)(CC([O-])=O)C([O-])=O
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): 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(s): food emulsifier
A food additive used to form or maintain a uniform emulsion of two (or more) phases in a food.
Application(s): food emulsifier
A food additive used to form or maintain a uniform emulsion of two (or more) phases in a food.
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing 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 Sources
2-Hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid triammonium salt SUBMITTER
2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, ammonium salt (1:3) ChemIDplus
Ammonium citrate (3:1) ChemIDplus
ammonium citrate tribasic SUBMITTER
citric acid triammonium salt SUBMITTER
Registry Numbers Types Sources
3458-72-8 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
3779194 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
Citation Waiting for Citations Type Source
5044608 PubMed citation Europe PMC
Last Modified
12 October 2011