Preferred Name

Sodium Alginate
Synonyms
Definitions

The sodium salt form of alginic acid and gum mainly extracted from the cell walls of brown algae, with chelating activity. Upon oral administration, sodium alginate binds to and blocks the intestinal absorption of various radioactive isotopes, such as radium Ra 226 (Ra-226) and strontium Sr 90 (Sr-90).

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C84148

CAS_Registry

9005-38-3

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:53311

code

C84148

Contributing_Source

FDA

definition

The sodium salt form of alginic acid and gum mainly extracted from the cell walls of brown algae, with chelating activity. Upon oral administration, sodium alginate binds to and blocks the intestinal absorption of various radioactive isotopes, such as radium Ra 226 (Ra-226) and strontium Sr 90 (Sr-90).

FDA_UNII_Code

C269C4G2ZQ

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C63923

label

Sodium Alginate

Preferred_Name

Sodium Alginate

prefixIRI

NCIT:C84148

prefLabel

Sodium Alginate

Semantic_Type

Organic Chemical

Pharmacologic Substance

Biomedical or Dental Material

UMLS_CUI

C0142791

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C45678

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