Calcium propanoate
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Names
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Preferred IUPAC name
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Other names
Calcium propionate
Calcium dipropionate
Mycoban
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Identifiers
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ChemSpider
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ECHA InfoCard
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100.021.633
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EC Number
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E number
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E282
(preservatives)
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KEGG
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UNII
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InChI=1S/2C3H6O2.Ca/c2*1-2-3(4)5;/h2*2H2,1H3,(H,4,5);/q;;+2/p-2
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Key: BCZXFFBUYPCTSJ-UHFFFAOYSA-L
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InChI=1/2C3H6O2.Ca/c2*1-2-3(4)5;/h2*2H2,1H3,(H,4,5);/q;;+2/p-2
Key: BCZXFFBUYPCTSJ-NUQVWONBAE
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CCC(=O)[O-].CCC(=O)[O-].[Ca+2]
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Properties
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C
6
H
10
CaO
4
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Molar mass
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186.2192 g/mol
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Appearance
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White crystalline solid
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Melting point
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300 °C
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49 g/100 mL (0 °C)
55.8 g/100 mL (100 °C)
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Solubility
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slightly soluble in
methanol
,
ethanol
insoluble in
acetone
,
benzene
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Structure
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monoclinic
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Hazards
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NFPA 704
(fire diamond)
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state
(at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Chemical compound
Calcium propanoate
or
calcium propionate
has the formula
Ca
(
C
2
H
5
C
O
O
)
2
. It is the
calcium
salt of
propanoic acid
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Uses
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As a food additive, it is listed as
E number
282 in the
Codex Alimentarius
. Calcium propionate is used as a preservative in a wide variety of products, including: bread, other baked goods, processed meat, whey, and other dairy products.
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In agriculture, it is used, amongst other things, to prevent
milk fever
in cows and as a feed supplement.
[3]
Propionates prevent microbes from producing the energy they need, like benzoates do. However, unlike benzoates, propionates do not require an acidic environment.
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Calcium propionate is used in bakery products as a mold inhibitor, typically at 0.1?0.4%
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(though animal feed may contain up to 1%). Mold contamination is considered a serious problem amongst bakers, and conditions commonly found in baking present near-optimal conditions for mold growth.
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A few decades ago,
Bacillus mesentericus
(rope), was a serious problem,
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but today's improved sanitary practices in the bakery, combined with rapid turnover of the finished product, have virtually eliminated this form of spoilage.
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Calcium propionate and
sodium propionate
are effective against both
B. mesentericus
rope and mold.
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Metabolism of
propionate
begins with its conversion to propionyl coenzyme A (propionyl-CoA), the usual first step in the metabolism of carboxylic acids. Since propanoic acid has three carbons, propionyl-CoA cannot directly enter the
beta oxidation
or the
citric acid cycles
. In most vertebrates, propionyl-CoA is carboxylated to D-methylmalonyl-CoA, which is isomerised to L-methylmalonyl-CoA. A vitamin B
12
?dependent enzyme catalyzes rearrangement of L-methylmalonyl-CoA to succinyl-CoA, which is an intermediate of the citric acid cycle and can be readily incorporated there.
Children were challenged with calcium propionate or placebo through daily bread in a double?blind placebo?controlled crossover trial. Although there was no significant difference by two measures, a statistically significant difference was found in the proportion of children whose behaviours "worsened" with challenge (52%), compared to the proportion whose behaviour "improved" with challenge (19%).
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When propanoic acid was infused directly into rodents' brains, it produced reversible behavior changes (e.g. hyperactivity, dystonia, social impairment,
perseveration
) and brain changes (e.g. innate neuroinflammation, glutathione depletion) partially mimicking human
autism
.
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Calcium propionate can be used as a fungicide on fruit.
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In a 1973 study reported by the
EPA
, the waterborne administration of 180
ppm
of calcium propionate was found to be slightly toxic to
bluegill sunfish
.
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In a recent well-designed translational study, human subjects fed 500 mg of calcium propionate twice daily demonstrated a modest decrease in LDL and total cholesterol, without a change in HDL. The study, only eight weeks in length, requires additional studies of both verification and longer duration to demonstrate the clinical value of this chemical. The study identified a novel regulatory circuit that links the gut microbiota metabolite propionic acid (PA), a short-chain fatty acid, with the gut immune system to control intestinal cholesterol homeostasis .
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References
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Merck Index
, 11th Edition,
1705
.
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Codex Alimentarius data for calcium propanoate
Archived
2006-10-21 at the
Wayback Machine
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Center for Food and Nutrition Policy review of use of calcium propanoate as an organic agent in cow feed and as milk fever prevention
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"Ingredients -- Calcium propionate"
. Retrieved
2007-03-10
.
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"NYSAES|FST|FVC|Venture 3| Chemical Food Preservatives"
. Archived from
the original
on 2010-04-12
. Retrieved
2010-02-28
.
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"Keeping molds, bacteria at bay"
. Archived from
the original
on 2008-03-20
. Retrieved
2007-03-24
.
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Furia, T. E. (1973). CRC Handbook of Food Additives. CRC Handbook of Food Additives. CRC Press.
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Thompson, Jackie M.; Dodd, Christine E.R.; Waites, Will M. (1993).
"Spoilage of bread by bacillus"
.
International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation
.
32
(1?3): 55?66.
doi
:
10.1016/0964-8305(93)90039-5
.
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Furia, T. E. (1973). CRC Handbook of Food Additives. CRC Handbook of Food Additives. CRC Press.
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S. Dengate; A. Rubin (2002). "Controlled trial of cumulative behavioural effects of a common bread preservative".
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
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38
(4): 373?376.
doi
:
10.1046/j.1440-1754.2002.00009.x
.
PMID
12173999
.
S2CID
24898218
.
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D. F. MacFabe; D. P. Cain; K. Rodriguez-Capote; A. E. Franklin; J. E. Hoffman; F. Boon; A. R. Taylor; M. Kavaliers; K.-P. Ossenkopp (2007). "Neurobiological effects of intraventricular propionic acid in rats: Possible role of short-chain fatty acids on the pathogenesis and characteristics of autism spectrum disorders".
Behavioural Brain Research
.
176
(1): 149?169.
doi
:
10.1016/j.bbr.2006.07.025
.
PMID
16950524
.
S2CID
3054752
.
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Biggs, A. R.; El-Kholi, M. M.; El-Neshawy, S.; Nickerson, R. (1997). "Effects of Calcium Salts on Growth, Polygalacturonase Activity, and Infection of Peach Fruit by Monilinia fructicola".
Plant Disease
.
81
(4): 399?403.
doi
:
10.1094/PDIS.1997.81.4.399
.
PMID
30861823
.
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"OPP PESTICIDE ECOTOXICITY DATABASE - Details - Pesticide: Calcium propionate"
. EPA / USDA / NIFA. Archived from
the original
on 2019-01-23
. Retrieved
2019-01-22
.
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Haghikia, Arash; Zimmermann, Friederike; Schumann, Paul (7 Feb 2022).
"Propionate attenuates atherosclerosis by immune-dependent regulation of intestinal cholesterol metabolism"
.
European Heart Journal
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43
(6): 518?533.
doi
:
10.1093/eurheartj/ehab644
.
PMC
9097250
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