| Drug Name |
Dibasic potassium phosphate |
| Drug ID |
BADD_D00650 |
| Description |
Dipotassium phosphate (K2HPO4) is a highly water-soluble salt often used as a fertilizer and food additive as a source of phosphorus and potassium as well as a buffering agent. |
| Indications and Usage |
As a food additive, dipotassium phosphate is used in imitation dairy creamers, dry powder beverages, mineral supplements, and starter cultures. It is used in non-dairy creamers to prevent coagulation. Dipotassium phosphate is also used to make buffer solutions and it is used in the production of trypticase soy agar which is used to make agar plates for culturing bacteria. |
| Marketing Status |
Not Available |
| ATC Code |
Not Available |
| DrugBank ID |
DB09414
|
| KEGG ID |
Not Available
|
| MeSH ID |
C013216
|
| PubChem ID |
24450
|
| TTD Drug ID |
Not Available
|
| NDC Product Code |
54973-4077; 0220-2967; 0220-2965; 68428-456; 0220-2966; 0220-2969; 0220-2963; 0220-2964; 0220-2970; 0220-2968; 0220-2962 |
| Synonyms |
potassium phosphate | potassium phosphate, unspecified form | potassium phosphate (K3-PO4) | potassium phosphate (K-H3PO4(1:2)) | potassium phosphate (K2-HPO4) | potassium monohydrogen phosphate | K2HPO4 | dipotassium hydrogen phosphate | potassium phosphate, dibasic | KD2PO4 | potassium dideuterium phosphate | potassium phosphate (K-H2PO4) | potassium phosphate, monobasic | potassium acid phosphate | potassium dihydrogen phosphate |
