Chemicals and Drugs

Struvite

The mineral magnesium ammonium phosphate with the formula NH4MgPO4. It is associated with urea-splitting organisms in a high magnesium, high phosphate, alkaline environment. Accumulation of crystallized struvite is found in the urinary tract as struvite CALCULI and as scale on sewage system equipment and wastewater pipes.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

The mineral magnesium ammonium phosphate with the formula NH4MgPO4. It is associated with urea-splitting organisms in a high magnesium, high phosphate, alkaline environment. Accumulation of crystallized struvite is found in the urinary tract as struvite CALCULI and as scale on sewage system equipment and wastewater pipes.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
H16MgNO10P
Molecular Weight
245.41 g/mol
IUPAC Name
magnesium;azane;hydrogen phosphate;hexahydrate
InChIKey
CKMXBZGNNVIXHC-UHFFFAOYSA-L
SMILES
N.O.O.O.O.O.O.OP(=O)([O-])[O-].[Mg+2]
MeSH Unique ID
D000069877
Source
PubChem CID 91886660

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • Ammonium Magnesium Phosphate
  • Dittmarite
  • Magnesium Ammonium Phosphate
  • Magnesium Ammonium Phosphate Hexahydrate
  • Magnesium Ammonium Phosphate Monohydrate
  • Struvite (H3PO4-NH4-Mg (1:1:1))
  • Struvite Crystal
  • Struvite Crystals
  • Crystal, Struvite
  • Crystals, Struvite

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26 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, 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, ultrastructure, urine.

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History Note

2017 (1974)

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Previous Indexing

  • Magnesium Compounds (1963-2016)
  • Phosphates (1963-2016)

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Tree Numbers

  1. D01w.029w.260.700.675.374w.887w
  2. D01w.524w.775w
  3. D01w.695.625.675.650w.887w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Struvite. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000069877. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000069877
  2. Struvite. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Struvite
  3. Struvite. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q419364
  4. Struvite. In: PubChem Compound. CID 91886660. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/91886660