Potassium aspartate

Not to be confused with potassium asparaginate, a salt of L-asparagine, a different amino acid.

Potassium aspartate
Names
IUPAC name
L-aspartic acid potassium salt[2]
Other names
L-Aspartic acid, potassium salt (1:1);
Aspartic acid, monopotassium salt, L-;
L-Aspartic acid, monopotassium salt;
Monopotassium aspartate;
Potassium hydrogen aspartate;
Aspartic acid monopotassium salt;
Aspara K[1]
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 214-226-4
KEGG
  • InChI=1S/C4H7NO4.K/c5-2(4(8)9)1-3(6)7;/h2H,1,5H2,(H,6,7)(H,8,9);/q;+1/p-1/t2-;/m0./s1
    Key: TXXVQZSTAVIHFD-DKWTVANSSA-M
  • C([C@@H](C(=O)[O-])[NH3+])C(=O)[O-].[K+]
Properties
C4H6KNO4
Molar mass 171.193 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Potassium aspartate is a potassium salt of L-aspartic acid.[1][2][2]

Medical application

Potassium aspartate is not approved for use as a chemical in its own right (but may be approved as a component in a product covered by a group standard) in the United States[2] or European Union[3] or New Zealand[2] or Australia,[2] for treating any medical condition,[4] but is studied as an alternative to potassium chloride to treat high blood pressure (hypertension): potassium chloride reduces blood pressure, with a more pronounced effect in patients with hypertension—averaging a reduction of 8.2 mm Hg systolic and 4.5 mm Hg diastolic; yet, potassium aspartate may have a greater impact on lowering blood pressure at lower doses.[4] While increasing intake of potassium-rich foods like bananas, grapefruit, dried beans, peas, broccoli, spinach, pumpkins, and squash is preferable, potassium aspartate is studied as a potential adjunctive treatment for hypertension.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "CAS: L-Aspartic acid, monopotassium salt". 21 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Potassium aspartate". Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Magnesium aspartate, potassium aspartate, magnesium potassium aspartate, calcium aspartate, zinc aspartate, and copper aspartate as sources for magnesium, potassium, calcium, zinc, and copper added for nutritional purposes to food supplements - Scientific | EFSA". 18 December 2008. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Maizes, Victoria (2007). "Hypertension". Integrative Medicine. pp. 271–279. doi:10.1016/B978-1-4160-2954-0.50030-2. ISBN 978-1-4160-2954-0.
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