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SHEET /m/propionate · PubChem CID 104745 · CAS 72-03-7 · REV 2026.07

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Propionate

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C3H5O2- · 73.07 g/mol

ethylformate · carboxylatoethane · ethanecarboxylate · methylacetate

What is Propionate?

The short-chain fatty acid your gut bacteria make from fibre and send to the liver, and the preservative form used in packaged bread. from source

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Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit

SMILESCCC(=O)[O-]

Where you'll find it

Your own body makes this one. It is not an ingredient you buy. See the rest of the body group.

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Where Propionate leads

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Propionic acid50% similarTrimethylglycine44% similarMagnesium glycinate44% similarSodium acetate43% similarMagnesium stearate43% similarCalcium acetate43% similar

Sources & methodology

PubChem CID
104745
Wikidata
Q862450
Structure
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