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Calcium hydroxyphosphate (calcium phosphate tribasic, tribasic calcium phosphate, hydroxyapatite, HAp) is an inorganic chemical compound that is made up of calcium, hydrogen, oxygen and phosphorus. Its formula is Ca 5 (OH)(PO 4) 3. [1] It is found in the body and as the mineral hydroxyapatite. [citation needed]
Branched polyphosphoric acids give similarly branched polyphosphate anions. The simplest example of this is triphosphono phosphate [OP(OPO 3) 3] 9− and its partially dissociated versions. The general formula for such (non-cyclic) polyphosphate anions, linear or branched, is [H n+2−k P n O 3n+1] k−, where the charge k may vary from 1 to n + 2.
Calcium phosphates are white solids of nutritional value [2] and are found in many living organisms, e.g., bone mineral and tooth enamel. [3] In milk, it exists in a colloidal form in micelles bound to casein protein with magnesium, zinc, and citrate–collectively referred to as colloidal calcium phosphate (CCP). [4] Various calcium phosphate ...
Calcium-deficient (non-stochiometric) hydroxyapatite, Ca 10−x (PO 4) 6−x (HPO 4) x (OH) 2−x (where x is between 0 and 1) has a Ca/P ratio between 1.67 and 1.5. The Ca/P ratio is often used in the discussion of calcium phosphate phases. [14] Stoichiometric apatite Ca 10 (PO 4) 6 (OH) 2 has a Ca/P ratio of 10:6 normally expressed as 1.67.
Dephosphorylation involves removal of the phosphate group through a hydration reaction by addition of a molecule of water and release of the original phosphate group, regenerating the hydroxyl. Both processes are reversible and either mechanism can be used to activate or deactivate a protein.
Octacalcium phosphate (sometimes referred to as OCP) is a form of calcium phosphate with formula Ca 8 H 2 (PO 4) 6 ·5H 2 O. [1] OCP may be a precursor to tooth enamel , dentine , and bones . OCP is a precursor of hydroxyapatite (HA), an inorganic biomineral that is important in bone growth. [ 2 ]
Tricalcium phosphate has three recognised polymorphs, the rhombohedral β form (shown above), and two high temperature forms, monoclinic α and hexagonal α′. β-Tricalcium phosphate has a crystallographic density of 3.066 g cm −3 while the high temperature forms are less dense, α-tricalcium phosphate has a density of 2.866 g cm −3 and ...
The following chart shows the solubility of various ionic compounds in water at 1 atm pressure and room temperature (approx. 25 °C, 298.15 K). "Soluble" means the ionic compound doesn't precipitate, while "slightly soluble" and "insoluble" mean that a solid will precipitate; "slightly soluble" compounds like calcium sulfate may require heat to precipitate.