FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
Chemical: potassium sorbate
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General Information
Name
potassium sorbate
FlyBase ID
FBch0002917
ChEBI Name
potassium sorbate
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:77868
PubChem Name
Potassium Sorbate
PubChem ID
CID:23676745
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of potassium sorbate
potassium sorbate
InChIKey

CHHHXKFHOYLYRE-STWYSWDKSA-M

Definition (ChEBI)

A potassium salt having sorbate as the counterion. ChEBI: Potassium sorbate is a potassium salt having sorbate as the counterion. It has a role as an antimicrobial food preservative. It contains an (E,E)-sorbate.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
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Synonyms and Secondary IDs (16)
Synonyms
24634-61-5
(PubChem, 2019-)
590-00-1
(PubChem, 2019-)
POTASSIUM SORBATE
(PubChem, 2019-)
Potassium (E,E)-2,4-hexadienoate
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Potassium (E,E)-sorbate
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
Potassium 2,4-hexadienoate
(PubChem, 2019-)
Potassium sorbate
(Zhang et al., 2024)
PubChem:23676745
(PubChem, 2019-)
Sorbic acid potassium salt
(PubChem, 2019-)
Sorbic acid, potassium salt
(PubChem, 2019-)
Sorbistat potassium
(PubChem, 2019-)
Sorbistat-K
(PubChem, 2019-)
potassium (2E,4E)-hexa-2,4-dienoate
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
potassium sorbate
(Dong et al., 2026, ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
potassium trans,trans-2,4-hexadienoate
(ChEBI, 2019-)
potassium trans,trans-sorbate
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Secondary FlyBase IDs
    References (4)