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Abstract
A water-soluble, colorless crystal with an acid taste that is used as a chemical intermediate, in medicine, the manufacture of lacquers, and to make perfume esters. It is also used in foods as a sequestrant, buffer, and a neutralizing agent. (Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 12th ed, p1099; McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed, p1851)
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- 1,2-Ethanedicarboxylic Acid
- 1,4-Butanedioic Acid
- Butanedioic Acid
- 1,2 Ethanedicarboxylic Acid
- 1,4 Butanedioic Acid
- Ammonium Succinate
- Potassium Succinate
- Succinate
- Succinate, Ammonium
- Succinate, Potassium
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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
98; use SUCCINIC ACID (NM) 1981-97
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- Succinates (1981-1997)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Succinic Acid. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019802. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019802
- Succinic Acid. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succinic_acid
- Succinic Acid. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q213050