Sodium lactate is the sodium salt of lactic acid, and has a mild saline taste. It is produced by fermentation of a sugar source, such as maize or beets, and then, by neutralizing the resulting lactic acid to create a compound having the formula NaC3H5O3.
Sodium lactate, in the form of Ringer's lactate solution, is used as a medication, and is included on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. |
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acetic acid, sodium salt
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anhydrous sodium acetate
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Natriumazetat
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sodium acetate anhydrous
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127-09-3
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20502
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3595639
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Beilstein
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