Ammonium lactate

Ammonium lactate

Names
IUPAC name azanium 2-hydroxypropanoate
Other names Ammonium lactate Lac-hydrin
Identifiers
ATCvet code	QA16QA04
CAS Registry Number	515-98-0 N
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1200747 N
ChemSpider	56149 N
InChI InChI=1S/C3H6O3.H3N/c1-2(4)3(5)6;/h2,4H,1H3,(H,5,6);1H3 N Key: RZOBLYBZQXQGFY-UHFFFAOYSA-N N InChI=1/C3H6O3.H3N/c1-2(4)3(5)6;/h2,4H,1H3,(H,5,6);1H3 Key: RZOBLYBZQXQGFY-UHFFFAOYAD
Jmol-3D images	Image
PubChem	10129918
SMILES CC(C(=O)[O-])O.[NH4+]
Properties
Chemical formula	C3H9O3N
Molar mass	107.06 g/mol
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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Infobox references

Ammonium lactate is a compound with formula NH₄(C₂H₄(OH)COO). It is the ammonium salt of lactic acid. Has mild anti-bacterial properties.

It has E number "E328" and is the active ingredient of the skin lotions Amlactin and Lac-Hydrin.^[1]

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