Calcium phosphate
Hydroxyapatite crystal
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| Ca3(PO4)2 | |
| Molar mass | 310.18 g/mol |
| Appearance | White Solid |
| Odor | Odorless |
| Density | 3.14 g/cu cm[1] |
| Melting point | 1,670 °C (3,040 °F; 1,940 K)[1] |
| Practically insoluble with water | |
| Solubility in Ethanol | Insoluble with ethanol (also acetic acid) |
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| GHS07: Exclamation mark | |
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| H315, H319, H335 | |
| P101, P102, P103, P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338 | |
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| Flash point | Non-flammable |
| Safety data sheet (SDS) | fishersci.com |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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The term calcium phosphate refers to a family of materials and minerals containing calcium ions (Ca2+) together with inorganic phosphate anions. Some so-called calcium phosphates contain oxide and hydroxide as well. Calcium phosphates are white solids of nutritional value[2] and are found in many living organisms, e.g., bone mineral and tooth enamel.[3] In milk, it exists in a colloidal form in micelles bound to casein protein with magnesium, zinc, and citrate–collectively referred to as colloidal calcium phosphate (CCP).[4] Various calcium phosphate minerals, which often are not white owing to impurities, are used in the production of phosphoric acid and fertilizers. Overuse of certain forms of calcium phosphate can lead to nutrient-containing surface runoff and subsequent adverse effects upon receiving waters such as algal blooms and eutrophication (over-enrichment with nutrients and minerals).[5]
Orthophosphates, di- and monohydrogen phosphates
[edit | edit source]These materials contain Ca2+ combined with PO3−
4, HPO2−
4, or H
2PO−
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- Monocalcium phosphate, E341 (CAS# 7758-23-8 for anhydrous; CAS#10031-30-8 for monohydrate: Ca(H2PO4)2 and Ca(H2PO4)2(H2O)
- Dicalcium phosphate (dibasic calcium phosphate), E341(ii) (CAS# 7757-93-9): CaHPO4 (mineral: monetite), dihydrate CaHPO4(H2O)2 (mineral: brushite) and monohydrate CaHPO4(H2O)
- Tricalcium phosphate (tribasic calcium phosphate or tricalcic phosphate, sometimes referred to as calcium phosphate or calcium orthophosphate, whitlockite), E341(iii) (CAS#7758-87-4): Ca3(PO4)2
- Octacalcium phosphate (CAS# 13767-12-9): Ca8H2(PO4)6·5H2O
- Amorphous calcium phosphate is a glassy precipitate of variable composition that may be present in biological systems.
Di- and polyphosphates
[edit | edit source]These materials contain Ca2+ combined with the polyphosphates, such as P
2O4−
7 and triphosphate P
3O5−
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- Dicalcium diphosphate (CAS#7790-76-3]: Ca2P2O7
- Calcium triphosphate (CAS# 26158-70-3): Ca5(P3O10)2
Hydroxy- and oxo-phosphates
[edit | edit source]These materials contain other anions in addition to phosphate:
- Hydroxyapatite Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
- Apatite Ca10(PO4)6(OH,F,Cl,Br)2
- Tetracalcium phosphate (CAS#1306-01-0): Ca4(PO4)2O
Culinary use
[edit | edit source]Calcium phosphate was approved by the FDA[6] in the USA for use as a white food coloring because of a 2023 petition from Innophos Inc. of Cranbury, New Jersey. [1]
Clinical significance
[edit | edit source]Calcium phosphate stones account for approximately 15% of kidney stone disease. Calcium phosphate stones tend to grow in alkaline urine, especially when Proteus bacteria are present. It is the most common type in pregnant women.[7]
Calcium phosphate is the usual constitution of microcalcifications of the breast, particularly dystrophic calcifications. Microcalcifications as can be seen on mammography can be an early sign of breast cancer. Based on morphology, it is possible to classify by radiography how likely microcalcifications are to indicate cancer.[8]
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Urine crystals comparison, with calcium phosphate crystal depicted at top center.
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Histopathology of dystrophic calcium phosphate microcalcifications in ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the breast, H&E stain.
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