Calcium phosphate



Calcium phosphate is the name given to a family of hydroxylapatite, a calcium phosphate mineral.

Uses

For the production of eutrophication.

Calcium phosphate is also a raising agent, with E number E341. It is also used in cheese products.

It is also used as a nutritional supplement. There is some debate about the different bioavailabilities of the different calcium salts.

It is used in a variety of dental products for remineralization.

Another practical application of the compound is its use in gene transfection of cells.[citation needed] It is not too well understood, but the calcium phosphate precipitate and DNA form a complex that is thought to help the DNA enter the cell.

Calcium phosphate compounds

  • Calcium dihydrogen phosphate, E341(i): Ca(H2PO4)2
  • Calcium hydrogen phosphate, E341(ii): CaHPO4
  • Tricalcium phosphate (or tricalcic phosphate), E341(iii): Ca3(PO4)2

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