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Sodium propionate

≥99.0%, BioReagent, suitable for insect cell culture

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Synonym(s):
Propionic acid sodium salt
Linear Formula:
CH3CH2COONa
CAS Number:
137-40-6
Molecular Weight:
96.06
Beilstein:
3566934
EC Number:
205-290-4
MDL number:
MFCD00002759
PubChem Substance ID:
24898642
NACRES:
NA.75

biological source

synthetic (organic)

product line

BioReagent

Assay

≥99.0%

form

powder

technique(s)

cell culture | insect: suitable

mp

285-286 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: 1 g/mL, clear, colorless to very faintly yellow

SMILES string

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

InChI

1S/C3H6O2.Na/c1-2-3(4)5;/h2H2,1H3,(H,4,5);/q;+1/p-1

InChI key

JXKPEJDQGNYQSM-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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Application

Used as a mold inhibitor in insect cell culture applications.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Sodium propionate has an ability to prevent ketosis in dairy cattle.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Use of sodium propionate in the prevention of ketosis in dairy cattle
Schultz LH
Journal of Dairy Science, 41(1), 160-168 (1958)
Zhenhua Zhou et al.
Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 41(2), 267-281 (2020-03-11)
Sodium butyrate, a short-chain fatty acid, is predominantly produced by gut microbiota fermentation of dietary fiber and serves as an important neuromodulator in the central nervous system. Recent experimental evidence has suggested that sodium butyrate may be an endogenous ligand
Leigh Goedeke et al.
Nature communications, 12(1), 6448-6448 (2021-11-10)
Intricate regulatory networks govern the net balance of cholesterol biosynthesis, uptake and efflux; however, the mechanisms surrounding cholesterol homeostasis remain incompletely understood. Here, we develop an integrative genomic strategy to detect regulators of LDLR activity and identify 250 genes whose
Benjamin Pontiller et al.
Frontiers in microbiology, 11, 588778-588778 (2020-10-27)
Bacteria play a key role in the planetary carbon cycle partly because they rapidly assimilate labile dissolved organic matter (DOM) in the ocean. However, knowledge of the molecular mechanisms at work when bacterioplankton metabolize distinct components of the DOM pool
Bistra B Nankova et al.
PloS one, 9(8), e103740-e103740 (2014-08-30)
Alterations in gut microbiome composition have an emerging role in health and disease including brain function and behavior. Short chain fatty acids (SCFA) like propionic (PPA), and butyric acid (BA), which are present in diet and are fermentation products of
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