Structured Summary
Abstract
A potassium salt used to replenish ELECTROLYTES, for restoration of WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE, as well as a urinary and systemic alkalizer, which can be administered orally or by intravenous infusion. Formerly, it was used in DIURETICS and EXPECTORANTS.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C2H3KO2
- Molecular Weight
- 98.14 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 127-08-2
- IUPAC Name
- potassium acetate
- InChIKey
- SCVFZCLFOSHCOH-UHFFFAOYSA-M
- SMILES
- CC(=O)[O-].[K+]
- MeSH Unique ID
- D019347
- Source
- PubChem CID 517044
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Synonyms
1 entry terms
- Acetate, Potassium
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Aspects Covered
24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
97; POTASSIUM ACETATE was SY to ACETIC ACID GLACIAL (NM) 1981-96
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Previous Indexing
- Acetic Acids (1981-1996)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Potassium Acetate. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019347. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019347
- Potassium Acetate. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_acetate
- Potassium Acetate. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q409199
- Potassium Acetate. In: PubChem Compound. CID 517044. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/517044