acid-citrate-dextrose (ACD)

Introduction

Preservative (anticoagulant) for whole blood & collection of blood cells.

Laboratory

• acid citrate dextrose in blood product

More general terms

• in-vitro anticoagulant
• pharmacologic combination

Components

• citrate (citric acid)
• glucose (dextrose, D-glucose)

Database

• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=64730