FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Chemical: sodium alginate
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General Information
Name
sodium alginate
FlyBase ID
FBch0001497
ChEBI Name
sodium alginate
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:53311
PubChem Name
sodium (3S,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydroxyoxane-2-carboxylate
PubChem ID
CID:91666323
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of sodium alginate
sodium alginate
InChIKey
Definition (ChEBI)

A copolymer macromolecule composed of homopolymeric blocks of 1->4-linked homopolymeric blocks of 1->4-linked sodium beta-D-mannuronate and sodium alpha-L-guluronate residues, covalently linked together in different sequences or blocks. The sodium salt of alginic acid.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
Comment
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (20)
Synonyms
9005-38-3
(PubChem, 2019-)
Algiline
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
Algin
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Arcrane
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
Ascophyllum
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
BETA-IONYLACETATE
(PubChem, 2019-)
CHEBI:53311
(PubChem, 2019-)
PubChem:91666323
(PubChem, 2019-)
Sodium Alginate
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Sodium alginate
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
Sodium polymannuronate
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
algiline
(PubChem, 2019-)
alginate
(Senthil Kumar and Sheik Mohideen, 2025)
arcrane
(PubChem, 2019-)
ascophyllum
(PubChem, 2019-)
beta-ionylacetate
(PubChem, 2019-)
chebi:53311
(PubChem, 2019-)
pubchem:91666323
(PubChem, 2019-)
sodium alginate
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-, Siddique et al., 2013)
sodium polymannuronate
(PubChem, 2019-)
Secondary FlyBase IDs
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