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Bis(2-carboxyethylgermanium(IV) sesquioxide)

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Synonym(s):

GE 132

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Linear Formula:
O[Ge(=O)CH2CH2CO2H]2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
339.42
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
EC Number:
235-800-0
MDL number:
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Quality Level

assay

99%

form

solid

functional group

carboxylic acid

SMILES string

OC(=O)CC[Ge](=O)O[Ge](=O)CCC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C6H10Ge2O7/c9-5(10)1-3-7(13)15-8(14)4-2-6(11)12/h1-4H2,(H,9,10)(H,11,12)

InChI key

XEABSBMNTNXEJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Bis(2-carboxyethylgermanium(IV) sesquioxide), also known as repagermanium, is a water-soluble organogermanium compound that exhibits immunostimulatory properties. It is also used as an ingredient in food and cosmetics.

Application

Bis(2-carboxyethylgermanium(IV) sesquioxide) can be used as a precursor in the preparation of photoluminescent carbon dots, applicable as fluorescent probes in bioimaging applications.


Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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Chisato Hirayama et al.
Journal of gastroenterology, 38(6), 525-532 (2003-06-26)
Although antiviral agents have been adopted for the management of chronic hepatitis B, they have only limited efficacy because of the underlying impaired immune status. Propagermanium, a hydrophilic polymer of 3-oxygermyl propionate, has been reported to have potent immune modulatory
Tomoya Takeda et al.
Scientific reports, 9(1), 13637-13637 (2019-09-22)
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are very harmful to dermal cells, and it is thus important to develop cosmetics that protect the skin from ROS and other stimuli. Repagermanium is a synthetic water-soluble organogermanium polymer, and in this study, we attempted
Boryana Konstantinova Popivanova et al.
Cancer research, 69(19), 7884-7892 (2009-09-24)
Accumulating evidence indicates the crucial contribution of chronic inflammation to various types of carcinogenesis, including colon carcinoma associated with ulcerative colitis and asbestosis-induced malignant mesothelioma. Ulcerative colitis-associated colon carcinogenesis can be recapitulated in mice by azoxymethane administration followed by repetitive



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SKUGTIN
396265-5G04061831983296