Citric Acid

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

A09AB04

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000077-92-9

Chemical Formula

C6-H8-O7

Molecular Weight

192

Therapeutic Categories

Pharmaceutic aid

Antacid

Chemical Names

1,2,3-Propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy- (USP)

2-Hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid (Ph. Eur.)

3-Hydroxypentanedioic acid-3-carboxylic acid

ß-Hydroxytricarballylic acid

Foreign Names

• Acidum citricum (Latin)
• Citronensäure (German)
• Citrique acide (French)
• Cítrijco anhidro (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Anhydrous Citric Acid (PH: JP XV)
• Citric Acid, anhydrous (PH: Ph. Eur. 6, USP 32)
• Acide citrique (OS: DCF)
• Citric Acid, Anhydrous (OS: JAN)
• CCRIS 3292 (IS)
• E 330 (IS: E Number)
• Citric Acid, Anhydrous (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6, USP 32)
• Citric Acid (OS: JAN)
• Citric Acid Monohydrate (OS: USAN)
• UNII-2968PHW8QP (IS)
• Citric Acid Hydrate (PH: JP XV)
• Citric Acid Monohydrate (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6, USP 32)

Brand Names

• Blanel
  Pfleger, Austria



• Crystacit (Citric Acid and Potassium Citrate)
  Be-Tabs Pharmaceuticals, South Africa



• Magnesio carbonato + acido citrico Farmacologico Mil. (Citric Acid and Magnesium Carbonate)
  Farmacologico, Italy



• Magnesio carbonato + acido citrico Farve (Citric Acid and Magnesium Carbonate)
  Farve, Italy



• Magnesio carbonato + acido citrico Marco Viti (Citric Acid and Magnesium Carbonate)
  Marco Viti, Italy



• Magnesio carbonato + acido citrico Nova Argentia (Citric Acid and Magnesium Carbonate)
  Nova Argentia, Italy



• Magnesio carbonato + acido citrico Sella (Citric Acid and Magnesium Carbonate)
  Sella, Italy



• Magnesio carbonato + acido citrico Zeta (Citric Acid and Magnesium Carbonate)
  Zeta, Italy



• Citric Acid
  Kozakai Seiyaku, Japan; Mylan Pharmaceutical, Japan; Sumio Yakuhin, Japan

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Glossary

DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Ph. Eur.	European Pharmacopoeia
USAN	United States Adopted Name
USP	Pharmacopoeia of the United States

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