Magnesium L-threonate

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Magnesium L-threonate
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Names
IUPAC name
Magnesium bis[(2R,3S)-2,3,4-trihydroxybutanoate]
Other names
MgT
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
PubChem CID
  • InChI=1S/2C4H8O5.Mg/c2*5-1-2(6)3(7)4(8)9;/h2*2-3,5-7H,1H2,(H,8,9);/q;;+2/p-2/t2*2-,3+;/m00./s1 X mark.svgN
    Key: YVJOHOWNFPQSPP-BALCVSAKSA-L X mark.svgN
  • InChI=1/2C4H8O5.Mg/c2*5-1-2(6)3(7)4(8)9;/h2*2-3,5-7H,1H2,(H,8,9);/q;;+2/p-2/t2*2-,3+;/m00./s1
    Key: YVJOHOWNFPQSPP-HSLCKNDHBH
  • [O-]C([C@H](O)[C@@H](O)CO)=O.[O-]C([C@H](O)[C@@H](O)CO)=O.[Mg+2]
Properties
C8H14MgO10
Molar mass 294.495 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Magnesium L-threonate is a magnesium salt of L-threonic acid having the formula Mg(C4H7O5)2. [1]

A nutritional supplement that can be used to normalize Mg levels in the body [2] Also known as Magtein [3] which is more effective at delivering magnesium to brain cells than many other forms of Magnesium.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. ↑ Gao Sheng-Li;Yang Xu-Wu;Chen San-Ping;Ju Zhan-Feng (2002). "Synthesis and Standard Enthalpy of Formation of Magnesium L-Threonate". Acta Phys. -Chim. Sin. 18 (11): 994–997. doi: 10.3866/PKU.WHXB20021107 .{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-drug/def/magnesium-l-threonate
  3. ↑ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9786204/#:~:text=In%20a%202010%20publication%20in,in%20the%20brain%20%5B13%5D.


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