| Definition | Formate, also known as formic acid or methanoic acid, is a member of the class of compounds known as carboxylic acids. Carboxylic acids are compounds containing a carboxylic acid group with the formula -C(=O)OH. Formate is soluble (in water) and a weakly acidic compound (based on its pKa). Formate can be found in a number of food items such as mammee apple, chicory roots, malabar spinach, and grapefruit, which makes formate a potential biomarker for the consumption of these food products. Formate (IUPAC name: methanoate) is the anion derived from formic acid. Its formula is represented in various equivalent ways: CHOO- or HCOO- or HCO2-. It is the product of deprotonation of formic acid. It is the simplest carboxylate anion. A formate (compound) is a salt or ester of formic acid. |
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| Aminate | ChEBI | | Formiate | ChEBI | | Formic acid, ion(1-) | ChEBI | | Formylate | ChEBI | | HCO2 Anion | ChEBI | | Hydrogen carboxylate | ChEBI | | Methanoate | ChEBI | | Aminic acid | Generator | | Formiic acid | Generator | | Formate, ion(1-) | Generator | | Formylic acid | Generator | | Hydrogen carboxylic acid | Generator | | Methanoic acid | Generator | | Formic acid | Generator | | Aluminum formate | MeSH | | Ammonium formate | MeSH | | Ammonium tetraformate | MeSH | | Calcium formate | MeSH | | Chromic formate | MeSH | | Cobalt(II) formate dihydrate | MeSH | | Cobaltous formate | MeSH | | Cupric formate | MeSH | | Formic acid, 14C-labeled | MeSH | | Formic acid, aluminum salt | MeSH | | Formic acid, ammonium (2:1) salt | MeSH | | Formic acid, ammonium (4:1) salt | MeSH | | Formic acid, ammonium salt | MeSH | | Formic acid, cadmium salt | MeSH | | Formic acid, calcium salt | MeSH | | Formic acid, cesium salt | MeSH | | Formic acid, cobalt (+2) salt | MeSH | | Formic acid, copper (+2) salt | MeSH | | Formic acid, copper salt | MeSH | | Formic acid, copper, ammonium salt | MeSH | | Formic acid, copper, nickel salt | MeSH | | Formic acid, cromium (+3) salt | MeSH | | Formic acid, cromium (+3), sodium (4:1:1) salt | MeSH | | Formic acid, lead (+2) salt | MeSH | | Formic acid, lead salt | MeSH | | Formic acid, lithium salt | MeSH | | Formic acid, magnesium salt | MeSH | | Formic acid, nickel (+2) salt | MeSH | | Formic acid, nickel salt | MeSH | | Formic acid, potassium salt | MeSH | | Formic acid, rubidium salt | MeSH | | Formic acid, sodium salt | MeSH | | Formic acid, sodium salt, 13C-labeled | MeSH | | Formic acid, sodium salt, 14C-labeled | MeSH | | Formic acid, strontium salt | MeSH | | Formic acid, thallium (+1) salt | MeSH | | Formic acid, zinc salt | MeSH | | Lead formate | MeSH | | Lithium formate | MeSH | | Magnesium formate | MeSH | | Nickel formate | MeSH | | Nickel formate dihydrate | MeSH | | Potassium formate | MeSH | | Sodium formate | MeSH | | Strontium formate | MeSH | | Zinc formate | MeSH |
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