Calcium lactate is an ingredient found in a variety of nutritional products. Calcium lactate is a salt that consists of two lactate anions for each calcium cation (Ca2+).
- Mechanism
- Curator reviewed · 2 references
In aqueous environments such as the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, calcium lactate will dissociate into calcium cation and lactic acid anions, the conjugate base of lactic acid. Lactic acid is a naturally-occurring compound that serves as fuel or energy in mammals by acting as an ubiquitous intermediate in the metabolic pathways. Lactic acid diffuses through the muscles and is transported to the liver by the bloodstream to participate in gluconeogenesis.
- Primary indication
- Indicated for use as the nutritional supplement.Curator reviewed · 2 structured indications
- Formula / weight
- C6H10CaO6 · 218.218 g/mol (avg)
- First approval
- Canada, 1997
- Also known as
- Calcium dilactate · Hemicalcium L-lactate
- Code names
- E-327 · INS-327 · INS NO.327
Resolves to
MKJXYGKVIBWPFZ-UHFFFAOYSA-LSMILES[Ca++].CC(O)C([O-])=O.CC(O)C([O-])=OWhat you can answer from here — as of March 06, 2025
Which other approved drugs treat the same conditions as Calcium lactate, and which companies have late-stage candidates in those indications?
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