Magnesium glycinate
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| IUPAC name
Magnesium diglycinate
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| Systematic IUPAC name
Magnesium bis(aminoacetate) | |
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ECHA InfoCard
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100.035.305 |
PubChem CID
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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| Properties | |
| C4H8MgN2O4 | |
| Molar mass | 172.423 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Magnesium glycinate, also known as magnesium diglycinate or magnesium bisglycinate, is the magnesium salt of glycine (one magnesium and two glycine molecules), and is sold as a dietary supplement.[1][2] It contains 14.1% elemental magnesium by mass. Accordingly, 141 mg of elemental magnesium is contained in 1000 mg of magnesium glycinate.
Magnesium glycinate is also often "buffered" with magnesium oxide but it is also available in its pure non-buffered magnesium glycinate[3] form.
Uses
Magnesium glycinate has been studied with applicability to patients with a
depression.[3]
See also
- Magnesium (pharmaceutical preparation)
- Magnesium deficiency (medicine)
- Magnesium in biology
References
- ^ PMID 7815675.
Magnesium diglycinate may be a good alternative to commonly used magnesium supplements in patients with intestinal resection.
- ^ PMID 22909270.
Forty-one women were assigned to magnesium bisglycinate chelate (300 mg per day) and 39 women to placebo. Details of leg cramps were recorded before beginning the treatment and the fourth week of study.
- ^ a b "Magnesium Bisglycinate". 88Herbs.