sodium diphosphate

Term ID

CHEBI:71240

Synonyms

Diphosphoric acid, tetrasodium salt
Natrium pyrophosphat
Pyrophosphoric acid tetrasodium salt
sodium diphosphate
Sodium pyrophosphate
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate
TSPP

Definition

An inorganic sodium salt comprised of a diphosphate(4-) anion and four sodium(1+) cations. More commonly known as tetrasodium pyrophosphate, it finds much use in the food industry as an emulsifier and in dental hygiene as a calcium-chelating salt.

References

Ontology

ChEBI ( EBI )

Resources

CTD

Relationships

is a type of: inorganic sodium salt

inorganic sodium salt Show first 5 Terms
has_part: diphosphate(4-)

diphosphate(4-) Show first 5 Terms
has_role: chelator food emulsifier food thickening agent

chelator food emulsifier food thickening agent Show first 5 Terms
inverse has_part: sodium pyrophosphate decahydrate

sodium pyrophosphate decahydrate Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype resulting from sodium diphosphate

Phenotype where environments contain sodium diphosphate

Phenotype modified by environments containing sodium diphosphate

Human Disease / Model Data