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potassium sorbate

CHEBI:77868 ·resolve ·BIOCIDE ·EXACT SEEDED

A potassium salt having sorbate as the counterion. — ChEBI

Classification

Strictly broader compounds or drug classes this molecule belongs to.

• CHEBI:26218 CHEBI:26218

Chemical structure

Computed structure properties

Molecular formula	C6H7O2.K
Charge	0
Average mass	150.218 Da
Monoisotopic mass	150.00831 Da
Source	ChEBI
InChIKey	CHHHXKFHOYLYRE-STWYSWDKSA-M

SMILES

C/C=C/C=C/C(=O)[O-].[K+]

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H8O2.K/c1-2-3-4-5-6(7)8;/h2-5H,1H3,(H,7,8);/q;+1/p-1/b3-2+,5-4+;

Also called

• potassium (2E,4E)-hexa-2,4-dienoate (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
• Potassium (E,E)-2,4-hexadienoate (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
• Potassium (E,E)-sorbate (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
• potassium trans,trans-2,4-hexadienoate (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
• potassium trans,trans-sorbate (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi

Cross-references

Equivalent identifiers for this same structure in other resources.

• cas:24634-61-5
• kegg.drug:D02411
• reaxys:5357554
• wikipedia.en:Potassium_sorbate

Activity roles

Every antimicrobial role a source asserts for this compound — the unreduced evidence behind its antimicrobial_class.

• CHEBI:65256 CHEBI:65256

Source concepts

Every upstream concept that resolved to this record. The merge is the product: this is what shows ChEBI and CARD are describing the same structure.

Upstream concepts merged into this record

Source	Native ID	Label	Minted CURIE	Version
CHEBI	CHEBI:77868	potassium sorbate	antibioticmech:chebi-36aba043b1	2026-08-30

Curation history

1. SEEDED_FROM_SOURCES 2026-08-30 · seed_from_sources

   Seeded from data/raw/ inventories (CHEBI)

2. RESEEDED_FROM_SOURCES 2026-08-30 · seed_from_sources

   Re-seeded from updated data/raw/ inventories

3. RESEEDED_FROM_SOURCES 2026-08-30 · seed_from_sources

   Re-seeded from updated data/raw/ inventories

Provenance

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