Product Description: Sodium alginate is the sodium salt of alginic acid. Sodium alginate can be extracted and purified from brown seaweed Laminaria japonica. Sodium alginate can be used in food additives and pharmaceuticals, adsorb heavy metal ions, and has mucosal-protective and hemostatic effects[1][2].
Formula: N/A
References: [1]Mori M, et al. Sodium Alginate as a Potential Therapeutic Filler: An In Vivo Study in Rats. Mar Drugs. 2020 Oct 19;18(10):520./[2]Gao X, et al. Adsorption of heavy metal ions by sodium alginate based adsorbent-a review and new perspectives. Int J Biol Macromol. 2020 Dec 1;164:4423-4434.
CAS Number: 9005-38-3
Molecular Weight: N/A
Research Area: Others
Solubility: H2O : 6.67 mg/mL (ultrasonic)
Target: Biochemical Assay Reagents