Gluconic acid

Gluconic acid is an organic compound and a small molecule electrolyte supplement commonly used in total parenteral nutrition to help maintain cation-anion balance in electrolyte solutions. It is often found as salts with sodium or calcium (such as calcium gluconate), which are used to treat or prevent deficiencies of these minerals. Gluconic acid and its derivatives occur widely in nature as they are produced by the oxidation of glucose. The mechanism of action involves providing anions for balancing electrolytes rather than acting on a specific biological target[1][2][4].

Brand names

Isolyte SIsolyte S pH 7.4IsoplateNormosol-RPhysiolytePhysiosolPlasma-lytePlasma-lyte 148Plasma-lyte148Plasma-lyte-148Plasma-lyte 148 In 5 % DextrosePlasmalyte A

Other names

gluconate