Cat Number: API142723

Magnesium Acetate

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CAS Number

142-72-3

Synonyms

Magnesium diacetate
ACETIC ACID, MAGNESIUM SALT
Cromosan

Description

Magnesium Acetate is the acetate salt form of magnesium. Magnesium is a divalent cation essential for a number of biochemical processes involved in nerve signaling, bone mineralization and muscle contractions. About 350 enzymes involved in glycolysis and the Krebs cycle, formation of cyclic-AMP and ATP, cellular signal transduction and protein and nucleic acid synthesis are dependent on magnesium.

Molecular Weight

142.39

Molecular Formula

C4H6MgO4

SMILES

CC(=O)[O-].CC(=O)[O-].[Mg+2]

EINECS

205-554-9

Appearance

Pellets or Large Crystals

Boiling Point

117.1ºC at 760 mmHg