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Re: Iron gluconate - Aquatic Plants Digest V3 #647

To: Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
Subject: Re: Iron gluconate - Aquatic Plants Digest V3 #647
From: George Slusarczuk <yurko at warwick_net>
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 21:22:31 -0500
CC: teban at powersonic_bc.ca
References: <199811152048.PAA09601 at acme_actwin.com>

Hello Steve,

Iron gluconate is the salt of gluconic acid, which is a product of
glucose oxidation. Gluconic acid contains one carboxylic acid group and
5 hydroxy groups, so it tends to chelate. Because it is a sugar, I would
imagine that "bugs" love it!

Gluconic acid does exist in nature, as a byproduct of fungal oxidation
of corn syrup and from other sources. If it "finds" an available iron
ion nearby, it may well form a chelate with it. I don't think that in
nature it lasts for very long.

Best,

George

> 
> What is iron gluconate(C12H22FeO14, 2H2O)? Does it occur naturally?
> 
> What are its merits and demerits as compared to EDTA and DTPA chelated
> Fe?
> 
> Steve
>

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