alginic acid
CHEBI:CHEBI_17548
Definition
A linear copolymer macromolecule composed of homopolymeric blocks of 1->4-linked beta-D-mannuronic acid and alpha-L-guluronic acid residues, covalently linked together in different sequences or blocks.
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- (C6H8O6)n.H2O
- Charge
- 0
Alternative Names
- (Alginate)n
- (Alginate)n+1
- Alginate
- alginic acid
- Alginic acid
- Norgine
Drug Classification
-
exopolysaccharideView Class →
CHEBI:72813
-
heteroglycanView Class →
CHEBI:16966
-
copolymer macromoleculeView Class →
CHEBI:53310
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t132929
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t134012
Important Medical Information
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- Side effects may vary and this list may not be comprehensive.
- Drug interactions may occur with other medications.
Additional Identifiers
- DRON_00010000
- 17305
- oboInOwl#hasDbXref
- Wikipedia:Alginic_acid
- core#notation
- CHEBI:17548
Additional References
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Additional Attributes
- oboInOwl#hasOBONamespace
- chebi_ontology
- DRON_00010000
- 17305
- oboInOwl#hasDbXref
- Wikipedia:Alginic_acid
- oboInOwl#hasAlternativeId
- CHEBI:271
- oboInOwl#id
- CHEBI:17548
- core#notation
- CHEBI:17548
- oboInOwl#inSubset
- http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/chebi#3_STAR
- RO_0000087
- http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_50248
- chebi#is_conjugate_acid_of
- http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_58187
- 22-rdf-syntax-ns#type
- http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
- chebi#is_conjugate_base_of
- http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_58187
- rdf-schema#domain
- https://w3id.org/def/predibionto#has_side_effect8962
- owl#annotatedSource
- t134122
- owl#someValuesFrom
- t1507226