Search Ontology:
ChEBI
calcium acetate
- Term ID
- CHEBI:3310
- Synonyms
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- acetate of lime
- brown acetate of lime
- Ca(OAc)2
- calcium diacetate
- calcium ethanoate
- calcium(II) acetate
- gray acetate of lime
- lime acetate
- lime pyrolignite
- Definition
- The calcium salt of acetic acid. It is used, commonly as a hydrate, to treat hyperphosphataemia (excess phosphate in the blood) in patients with kidney disease: the calcium ion combines with dietary phosphate to form (insoluble) calcium phosphate, which is excreted in the faeces.
- References
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- Beilstein:3692527
- CAS:62-54-4
- DrugBank:DB00258
- Gmelin:22320
- KEGG:D00931
- Ontology
- ChEBI ( EBI )
- is a type of
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- has_part
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- has_role
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- inverse has_part
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Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from calcium acetate
Phenotype where environments contain calcium acetate
Phenotype modified by environments containing calcium acetate
Human Disease Model