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Preferred Name

Ferrous Gluconate

Synonyms

Iron Gluconate

Ferric gluconate

Ferrous Gluconate Dihydrate

Ferrous Gluconate

FERROUS GLUCONATE

Fergon

Definitions

A form of mineral iron for oral administration, Ferrous Gluconate is absorbed in the stomach and small intestine and combines with apoferritin to form ferritin, which is stored in the liver, spleen, red bone marrow, and intestinal mucosa. Important in transport of oxygen by hemoglobin to the tissues, iron is also found in myoglobin, transferrin, and ferritin, and is as a component of many enzymes such as catalase, peroxidase, and cytochromes. (NCI04)

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C29048

CAS_Registry

12389-15-0

Chemical_Formula

2C6H11O7.Fe.2H2O

code

C29048

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C201600

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C63923

Contributing_Source

FDA

HemOnc

DEFINITION

A form of mineral iron for oral administration, Ferrous Gluconate is absorbed in the stomach and small intestine and combines with apoferritin to form ferritin, which is stored in the liver, spleen, red bone marrow, and intestinal mucosa. Important in transport of oxygen by hemoglobin to the tissues, iron is also found in myoglobin, transferrin, and ferritin, and is as a component of many enzymes such as catalase, peroxidase, and cytochromes. (NCI04)

FDA_UNII_Code

U1B11I423Z

FULL_SYN

Iron Gluconate

Ferric gluconate

Ferrous Gluconate Dihydrate

Ferrous Gluconate

FERROUS GLUCONATE

Fergon

label

Ferrous Gluconate

Legacy Concept Name

Ferrous_Gluconate

Preferred_Name

Ferrous Gluconate

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C29048

Semantic_Type

Pharmacologic Substance

UMLS_CUI

C0060277

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C1505

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