sodium sulfite (CHEBI:86477)

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ChEBI Name	sodium sulfite

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:86477

Definition	An inorganic sodium salt having sulfite as the counterion.

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Formula

Na2O3S

Net Charge

Average Mass

126.04300

Monoisotopic Mass

125.93635

InChI

InChI=1S/2Na.H2O3S/c;;1-4(2)3/h;;(H2,1,2,3)/q2*+1;/p-2

InChIKey

GEHJYWRUCIMESM-UHFFFAOYSA-L

SMILES

[Na+].[Na+].[O-]S([O-])=O

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.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	sodium sulfite (CHEBI:86477) has part sulfite (CHEBI:17359) sodium sulfite (CHEBI:86477) has role food preservative (CHEBI:65255) sodium sulfite (CHEBI:86477) has role reducing agent (CHEBI:63247) sodium sulfite (CHEBI:86477) is a inorganic sodium salt (CHEBI:38702) sodium sulfite (CHEBI:86477) is a sulfite salt (CHEBI:48857)

IUPAC Name

disodium sulfite

Synonyms	Sources
Anhydrous sodium sulfite	ChemIDplus
Dried sodium sulfite	KEGG DRUG
Na₂SO₃	ChEBI
Natrium sulfurosum	ChemIDplus
Natriumsulfid	ChemIDplus
Sodium sulfite anhydrous	ChemIDplus
Sodium sulphite	ChemIDplus
Sulfurous acid, disodium salt	ChemIDplus

Last Modified

15 July 2015