Citric acid is a metabolite found in or produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Irritant
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Citric acid is a metabolite found in or produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
| Physical Description | Citric acid appears as colorless, odorless crystals with an acid taste. Denser than water. (USCG, 1999) |
| Color/Form | Crystals; monoclinic holohedra; crystallizes from hot concentrated aqueous solution |
| Odor | Odorless |
| Melting Point | 307 °F (anhydrous) (NTP, 1992) |
| Boiling Point | Decomposes (NTP, 1992) |
| Flash Point | 100 °C |
| Density | 1.54 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999) - Denser than water; will sink |
| Solubility | greater than or equal to 100 mg/mL at 72 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Refractive Index | INDEX OF REFRACTION: 1.493, 1.498, 1.509 @ 20 °C /CITRIC ACID HYDRATE/ |
| IUPAC Name | 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid |
| Molecular Formula | C6H8O7 |
| Molecular Weight | 192.12 g/mol |
| CAS | 77-92-9 |
| SMILES | C(C(=O)O)C(CC(=O)O)(C(=O)O)O |
| InChIKey | KRKNYBCHXYNGOX-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| Catalog No | KC.310214 |
| Pack sizes | 500GM |
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