calcium levulinate
pentanoic acid, 4-oxo-, calcium salt (2:1), dihydrate
Identification
| Name | calcium levulinate |
| CAS Number | 5743-49-7 |
| FDA UNII | T6133SO781 |
| Molecular Formula | C10 H18 Ca O8 |
| Molecular Weight | 306.32506000 |
| Beilstein | 3764203 |
Regulatory
Physical Properties
| Appearance | white powder (est) |
| Assay | 95.00 to 100.00 |
| Food Chemicals Codex Listed | No |
| Boiling Point | 242.90 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg (est) |
| Vapor Pressure | 0.010900 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
| Flash Point | 239.00 °F. TCC ( 115.00 °C. ) (est) |
| logP (o/w) | -0.490 (est) |
| Soluble in | water |
No sensory data available
Safety Information
| Preferred SDS | View |
| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity | Not determined |
| Dermal Toxicity | Not determined |
| Inhalation Toxicity | Not determined |
GHS Classification
['GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS)', 'GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements']
Safety in Use
| Category | special dietary and nutritional additives |
| Recommendation for calcium levulinate usage levels up to | not for fragrance use. |
| Recommendation for calcium levulinate flavor usage levels up to | not for flavor use. |
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Potential Uses
Natural Occurrence
Synonyms
calcium 4-oxopentanoate dihydrate
calcium 4-oxopentanoate hydrate(1:2:2)
calcium levulinate (1:2) dihydrate
calcium levulinate dihydrate
calcium;4-oxopentanoate;dihydrate
pentanoic acid, 4-oxo-, calcium salt (2:1), dihydrate
PubMed:
Crystal structure of a polymeric calcium levulinate dihydrate: catena-poly[[di-aqua-calcium]-bis-(μ2-4-oxo-butano-ato)].
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Calcium-43 chemical shift and electric field gradient tensor interplay: a sensitive probe of structure, polymorphism, and hydration.
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Metabolomics and mass isotopomer analysis as a strategy for pathway discovery: pyrrolyl and cyclopentenyl derivatives of the pro-drug of abuse, levulinate.
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Metabolism of levulinate in perfused rat livers and live rats: conversion to the drug of abuse 4-hydroxypentanoate.
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[Lactic acidosis and accumulation of glutamate in the blood of neonates following treatment with calcium levulinate for hypocalcaemia].
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[Lactic acidosis and accumulation of glutamate in the blood of neonates following treatment with calcium levulinate for hypocalcaemia].
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Freezing points and small-scale deicing tests for salts of levulinic acid made from grain sorghum.
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Complex biochemical syndrome of hypocalcemia and hypoparathyroidism during cytotoxic treatment of an infant with leukemia.
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[Studies of the stability of calciferol and calcium levulinate injection].
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Calcium-dependent electrical activity and contraction of voltage-clamped frog single muscle fibres.
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Calcium levulinate medication. A pitfall in the diagnosis of organic acidurias.
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[Research on calcium pyrrolidinecarboxylate: comparative test with calcium chloride, calcium glutamate, calcium gluconate, calcium lactate and calcium levulinate].
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[Considerations on calcium & phosphate metabolism, especially after intravenous injection of calcium levulinate].
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Branuloma cutis calcinosum following injection of calcium levulinate.