API reference
Lithium carbonate
- CAS number
- 554-13-2
- Molecular formula
- CLi2O3
- Molecular weight
- 73.9 g/mol
About this molecule
Lithium Carbonate is the carbonate salt of lithium, a soft alkali metal, with antimanic and hematopoietic activities. Lithium interferes with transmembrane sodium exchange in nerve cells by affecting sodium, potassium-stimulated adenosine triphosphatase (Na+, K+-ATPase); alters the release of neurotransmitters; affects cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) concentrations; and blocks inositol metabolism resulting in depletion of cellular inositol and inhibition of phospholipase C-mediated signal transduction. The exact mechanism through which lithium exerts its mood-stabilizing effect has not been established. In addition, lithium stimulates granulocytopoiesis and appears to increase the level of pluripotent hematopoietic stem cells by stimulating the release of hematopoietic cytokines and/or directly acting on hematopoietic stem cells.
Source: NCI Thesaurus (NCIt), via PubChem.
Identifiers
- IUPAC name
- dilithium;carbonate
- InChIKey
- XGZVUEUWXADBQD-UHFFFAOYSA-L
- SMILES
- [Li+].[Li+].C(=O)([O-])[O-]
- PubChem CID
- 11125
Also known as
LITHIUM CARBONATE · Dilithium carbonate · Lithobid · Lithane · Carbonic acid, dilithium salt · Lithotabs · Carbonic acid lithium salt · Camcolit
Chemical data on this page is drawn from PubChem (National Library of Medicine) and is provided for identification only. Hanpars does not hold stock of every substance listed; availability, grade, documentation and regulatory status are confirmed per enquiry.
Tell us the grade, the quantity and the market.
Send the molecule or ingredient, the specification and the destination. We reply from Tehran with the questions, the documents and the next step.