acetate salt

Any salt prepared using acetic acid as the acid component.

ChEBI ID: 59230

Members (6)

Member	Definition	Role
ammonium acetate	An ammonium salt obtained by reaction of ammonia with acetic acid. A deliquescent white crystalline solid, it has a relatively low melting point (114degreeC) for a salt. Used as a food acidity regulator, although no longer approved for this purpose in the EU.	ammonium acetate
dodine	An acetate salt resulting from the reaction of equimolar amounts of 1-dodecylguanidine and acetic acid. It is used as a fungicide to control black spot and foliar diseases on apples, pears, peaches, nectarines and strawberries.	1-dodecylguanidine acetate
flecainide acetate	An acetate salt obtained by combining flecainide with one molar equivalent of acetic acid. An antiarrhythmic agent used to prevent and treat tachyarrhythmia (abnormal fast rhythm of the heart).	flecainide acetate
leuprolide acetate	An acetate salt obtained by combining the nonapeptide leuprolide with acetic acid. A long lasting GnRH analog, LH-Rh agonist. It is a synthetic nonapeptide analogue of gonadotropin-releasing hormone, and is used as a subcutaneous hydrogel implant for the treatment of prostate cancer and for the suppression of gonadal sex hormone production in children with central precocious puberty.	leuprolide acetate
lithium acetate	An acetate salt comprising equal numbers of acetate and lithium ions.	lithium acetate
thallium acetate	An acetate salt comprising equal numbers of acetate and thallium ions.	thallium(I) acetate