Synonyms: Sodium citrate tribasic dihydrate; Citric acid trisodium salt dihydrate; Trisodium citrate dihydrate
Molecular Formula: C6H5Na3O7 · 2H2O
Molecular Weight: 294.1
Linear Structural Formula: HOC(COONa)(CH2COONa)2 · 2H2O
MDL Number: MFCD00150031
Purity: 99.0-100.5% anhydrous basis
Melting Point: >300 C (lit.)
Biochem Physiol Actions: Citrate is a intermediate in the TCA cycle and fatty acid synthesis. Citrate is an allosteric modulator of acetyl-CoA carboxylase, the enzyme that regulates the conversion of acetyl-CoA to malonyl-CoA.