
Calcium glucoheptonate
Calcium glucoheptonate is the calcium salt of (2)-D-gluco-heptonic acid. It is used as a calcium supplement for treatment of hypocalcaemia. It contains a (2xi)-D-gluco-heptonate. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- calcium bis((3R,4S,5R,6R)-2,3,4,5,6,7-hexahydroxyheptanoate)
- Molecular formula
- C14H26CaO16
- Molecular weight
- 490.42 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 490.0846756 Da
- Topological polar surface area
- 323.0 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 12
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 16
- Covalent units
- 3
- Defined stereocentres
- 8
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:3314
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL1237066
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID30951637
- PubMed:7387803
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