CAS: 207399-12-0

Iron citrate is a compound that contains iron (III) and citric acid. It is used as a dietary supplement to treat or prevent iron deficiency, such as anemia. Iron citrate is not absorbed in the gut and must be taken with food or other dietary supplements containing iron because it can cause stomach upset. Iron citrate does not need to be taken with meals, but taking it without meals may result in gastrointestinal side effects. Iron citrate has been shown to have long-term efficacy for maintaining iron homeostasis, according to a study on rats with bowel disease. The optimum concentration for iron citrate is unknown, but it appears to be between 10-100 mg/dL of human serum. There are some indications that disulfide bonds formed from the reaction of glutathione and ferrous ions may play a role in the polymerase chain reaction process by stabilizing DNA strands during replication, transcriptional regulation, and protein synthesis. Citric acid is one of the four main