Magnesium levulinate
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Magnesium levulinate, the magnesium
salt of levulinic acid
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Magnesium
Magnesium is a chemical element with the symbol Mg, atomic number 12, and common oxidation number +2. It is an alkaline earth metal and the eighth most abundant element in the Earth's crust and ninth in the known universe as a whole...
salt of levulinic acid
Levulinic acid
Levulinic acid, or 4-oxopentanoic acid, is an organic compound with the formula CH3CCH2CH2CO2H. It is a keto acid. This white crystalline is soluble in water, ethanol, and diethyl ether.-Synthesis and uses:...
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Dietary mineral
Dietary minerals are the chemical elements required by living organisms, other than the four elements carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen present in common organic molecules. Examples of mineral elements include calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, zinc, and iodine...
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