Sodium DL-lactate solution - 73% in water , CAS No.72-17-3

CAS: 72-17-3 Cat. No.: S301759 Molecular Weight: 112.06 Beilstein Registry Number: 4332999 EC Number: 200-772-0 PubChem CID: 23666456

GRADE & PURITY 73% in water

Synonyms

Sodium 2-Hydroxypropionate | 2-hydroxypropionic acid sodium salt | DL-Lactic acid sodium salt

Storage

Store at 2-8°C

Shipped In

Wet ice

Overview

Sodium DL-lactate is an organic, sodium salt of lactic acid. It is a hygroscopic agent and a component of natural moisturizing factor (NMF). It is usually produced by fermentation. 

Application 

Sodium DL-lactate has been used as a component in Trypticase soy broth to culture P. gingivalis and to observe prolonged methane production in batch assays.

Specifications

Synonyms

Sodium 2-Hydroxypropionate | 2-hydroxypropionic acid sodium salt | DL-Lactic acid sodium salt

Specifications & Purity

73% in water

Biochemical and Physiological Mechanisms

Biochem/physiol Actions Sodium lactate functions as a buffer to maintain osmotic and charge balance. It serves as a humectant, especially in cosmetic preparations. It acts a flavoring agent in meat and poultry products. Sodium lactate also plays a role as

Storage

Store at 2-8°C

Shipped In

Wet ice

This product requires cold chain shipping. Ground and other economy services are not available.

Names and Identifiers

• Pubchem Sid: 504769528
• Pubchem Sid Url: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/substance/504769528
• Canonical Smiles: CC(C(=O)[O-])O.[Na+]
• IUPAC Name: sodium;2-hydroxypropanoate
• InChIKey: NGSFWBMYFKHRBD-UHFFFAOYSA-M
• INCHI: 1S/C3H6O3.Na/c1-2(4)3(5)6;/h2,4H,1H3,(H,5,6);/q;+1/p-1
• Isomeric SMILES: CC(C(=O)[O-])O.[Na+]
• WGK Germany: 2
• PubChem CID: 23666456
• Molecular Weight: 112.06
• Beilstein: 4332999

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomy Tree

• Kingdom Organic compounds
  • Superclass Organic acids and derivatives
    • Class Carboxylic acids and derivatives
      • Subclass Carboxylic acid derivatives

• Kingdom: Organic compounds
• Superclass: Organic acids and derivatives
• Class: Carboxylic acids and derivatives
• Subclass: Carboxylic acid derivatives
• Intermediate Tree Nodes: Not available
• Direct Parent: Carboxylic acid salts
• Alternative Parents: Secondary alcohols Monocarboxylic acids and derivatives Carboxylic acids Organic zwitterions Organic sodium salts Organic oxides Hydrocarbon derivatives Carbonyl compounds
• Molecular Framework: Aliphatic acyclic compounds
• Substituents: Secondary alcohol - Carboxylic acid salt - Organic alkali metal salt - Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives - Carboxylic acid - Organic oxygen compound - Organic oxide - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organic sodium salt - Organic salt - Organic zwitterion - Organooxygen compound - Carbonyl group - Alcohol - Aliphatic acyclic compound
• Description: This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as carboxylic acid salts. These are ionic derivatives of carboxylic acid.
• External Descriptors: organic sodium salt - lactate salt

Data sources

1. Djoumbou Feunang Y, Eisner R, Knox C, Chepelev L, Hastings J, Owen G, Fahy E, Steinbeck C, Subramanian S, Bolton E, Greiner R, and Wishart DS. ClassyFire: Automated Chemical Classification With A Comprehensive, Computable Taxonomy. Journal of Cheminformatics, 2016, 8:61.

DOI: 10.1186/s13321-016-0174-y

Associated Targets(Human)

CA2 Tclin Carbonic anhydrase II (17698 Activities)

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CA1 Tclin Carbonic anhydrase I (13240 Activities)

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CA5A Tclin Carbonic anhydrase VA (1168 Activities)

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CA9 Tclin Carbonic anhydrase IX (8255 Activities)

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Homo sapiens (32628 Activities)

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SLC16A1 Tchem Monocarboxylate transporter 1 (146 Activities)

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FFAR3 Tchem Free fatty acid receptor 3 (304 Activities)

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SLC16A3 Tchem Monocarboxylate transporter 4 (196 Activities)

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Associated Targets(non-human)

CA4 Carbonic anhydrase IV (1713 Activities)

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HD1 Histone deacetylase (38 Activities)

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Mechanisms of Action

Chemical and Physical Properties

• Refractive Index: 1.422-1.425
• Molecular Weight: 112.060 g/mol
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 1
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 3
• Rotatable Bond Count: 1
• Exact Mass: 112.014 Da
• Monoisotopic Mass: 112.014 Da
• Topological Polar Surface Area: 60.400 Ų
• Heavy Atom Count: 7
• Formal Charge: 0
• Complexity: 63.200
• Isotope Atom Count: 0
• Defined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count: 1
• Defined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• The total count of all stereochemical bonds: 0
• Covalently-Bonded Unit Count: 2

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