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  <version>1.0</version>
  <creation_date>2016-05-25 23:34:19 UTC</creation_date>
  <update_date>2026-05-14 19:42:46 UTC</update_date>
  <accession/>
  <common_name>Magnesium lactate</common_name>
  <class>SmallMolecule</class>
  <description>Magnesium lactate is an organic compound with the formula C6H10MgO6 and an average molecular weight of 202.44 g/mol. Magnesium lactate belongs to the carboxylic acid derivatives, a subclass of carboxylic acids and derivatives within the organic compounds.

Industrially, the compound is used as a pharmaceutical, a pH regulating agent, and a softener and conditioner. It is recorded as being found in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and veterinary products specifically within minerals, with oral exposure routes. Regarding its biological activity, magnesium lactate has one recorded protein target: Sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit alpha-1 (ATP1A1).</description>
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  <chemical_formula>C6H10MgO6</chemical_formula>
  <average_molecular_weight>202.445</average_molecular_weight>
  <monisotopic_moleculate_weight>202.03277995</monisotopic_moleculate_weight>
  <iupac_name>magnesium(2+) ion bis(2-hydroxypropanoate)</iupac_name>
  <traditional_iupac>magnesium(2+) ion dilactate</traditional_iupac>
  <cas_registry_number>18917-93-6</cas_registry_number>
  <smiles>[Mg++].CC(O)C([O-])=O.CC(O)C([O-])=O</smiles>
  <inchi>InChI=1S/2C3H6O3.Mg/c2*1-2(4)3(5)6;/h2*2,4H,1H3,(H,5,6);/q;;+2/p-2</inchi>
  <inchikey>OVGXLJDWSLQDRT-UHFFFAOYSA-L</inchikey>
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    <kingdom>Organic compounds</kingdom>
    <super_class>Organic acids and derivatives</super_class>
    <class>Carboxylic acids and derivatives</class>
    <sub_class>Carboxylic acid derivatives</sub_class>
    <direct_parent>Carboxylic acid salts</direct_parent>
    <alternate_parents>
      <alternative_parent>Carbonyl compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Carboxylic acids</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Hydrocarbon derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Monocarboxylic acids and derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organic oxides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organic salts</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organic zwitterions</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Secondary alcohols</alternative_parent>
    </alternate_parents>
    <substituents>
      <substituent>Alcohol</substituent>
      <substituent>Aliphatic acyclic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Carbonyl group</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid salt</substituent>
      <substituent>Hydrocarbon derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxide</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic salt</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic zwitterion</substituent>
      <substituent>Organooxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Secondary alcohol</substituent>
    </substituents>
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  </taxonomy>
  <status>Detected and Not Quantified</status>
  <origin/>
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      <kind>logp</kind>
      <value>-0.47</value>
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      <value>-0.42</value>
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      <value>C6H10MgO6</value>
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      <value>InChI=1S/2C3H6O3.Mg/c2*1-2(4)3(5)6;/h2*2,4H,1H3,(H,5,6);/q;;+2/p-2</value>
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