acetate

Introduction

• conjugate base of acetic acid
• 2 carbon intermediate in metabolism
• primary entry of carbon into citric acid cycle as acetyl CoA
• pKa of acetic acid is 4.76

More general terms

• carboxylate

More specific terms

• acetyl coenzyme A
• N-acetylglutamate
• N-acetylprocainamide (NAPA, Acecainide)

Additional terms

• acetic acid
• sodium acetate (NaOAc)

Component of

• acetic acid/aluminum acetate otic (Domeboro otic, Borofair)
• acetic acid/cortisol/propylene glycol otic (VoSol otic)

Database

• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=176
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=175
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=3172
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=31371