
Ferrous glycinate
Ferrous bisglycinate is a chelate that is used as a source of dietary iron. Forming a ring structure when reacting with glycine, ferrous bisglycinate acts as both a chelate and a nutritionally functional. It is found in foods for food enrichment or in supplements for the treatment of iron deficiency or iron deficiency anemia. — DrugBank
- IUPAC name
- bis(2-aminoacetate);iron(2+)
- Molecular formula
- C4H8FeN2O4
- Molecular weight
- 203.96 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 203.983342 Da
- Topological polar surface area
- 132.0 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 2
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 6
- Covalent units
- 3
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID30173978
- PubMed:24152889
- PubMed:11688084
- PubMed:9358
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