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Lithium citrate tribasic tetrahydrate

BioUltra, ≥99.5% (NT)

• Synonym(s): Citric acid trilithium salt, Trilithium citrate tetrahydrate
• Linear Formula: HOC(COOLi)(CH₂COOLi)₂ · 4H₂O
• CAS Number: 6080-58-6
• Molecular Weight: 281.98
• EC Number: 213-045-8
• MDL number: MFCD00150030
• UNSPSC Code: 12161700
• PubChem Substance ID: 329759732
• NACRES: NA.25

Properties

• product line: BioUltra
• Quality Level: 200
• assay: ≥99.5% (NT)
• form: solid
• impurities: insoluble matter, passes filter test
• pH: 8.0-9.5 (25 °C, 1 M in H₂O)
• solubility: H₂O: 1 M at 20 °C, clear, colorless
• anion traces: chloride (Cl^-): ≤50 mg/kg; sulfate (SO₄^2-): ≤50 mg/kg
• cation traces: Al: ≤5 mg/kg; As: ≤0.1 mg/kg; Ba: ≤5 mg/kg; Bi: ≤5 mg/kg; Ca: ≤10 mg/kg; Cd: ≤5 mg/kg; Co: ≤5 mg/kg; Cr: ≤5 mg/kg; Cu: ≤5 mg/kg; Fe: ≤5 mg/kg; K: ≤50 mg/kg; Mg: ≤5 mg/kg; Mn: ≤5 mg/kg; Mo: ≤5 mg/kg; Na: ≤50 mg/kg; Ni: ≤5 mg/kg; Pb: ≤5 mg/kg; Sr: ≤5 mg/kg; Zn: ≤5 mg/kg
• λ: 1 M in H₂O

Description

Application

Lithium citrate is useful as a potential therapeutic for Canavan disease due to aspartoacylase deficiency or aminoacylase 2 deficiency.

Other Notes

Quantification of physiological amino acids by gradient lithium ion-exchange HPLC.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS07
• signalword: Warning
• hcodes: H302
• pcodes: P264 - P270 - P301 + P312 - P501
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 4 Oral
• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves