CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | Nearly odourless, white to yellowish fibrous or granular powder |
|---|---|
| Color/Form | COLLOIDAL SUBSTANCE; OCCURS AS FILAMENTS, GRAINS, GRANULES, OR POWDER; COLORLESS OR SLIGHTLY YELLOW |
| Odor | SLIGHT CHARACTERISTIC SMELL |
| Taste | SLIGHT CHARACTERISTIC TASTE |
| Solubility | SLOWLY SOL IN WATER; INSOL IN ALCOHOL |
| Other Experimental Properties | HYDROPHILIC |
| Chemical Classes | Other Uses -> Food Additives |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 446.44 g/mol |
|---|---|
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 6 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 13 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 2 |
| Exact Mass | 445.9865035 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 445.9865035 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 229 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 27 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 500 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 10 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 3 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
Salts and esters of ALGINIC ACID that are used as HYDROGELS; DENTAL IMPRESSION MATERIALS, and as absorbent materials for surgical dressings (BANDAGES, HYDROCOLLOID). They are also used to manufacture MICROSPHERES and NANOPARTICLES for DIAGNOSTIC REAGENT KITS and DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS.
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