Search Ontology:
ChEBI

ammonium sulfate

Term ID
CHEBI:62946
Synonyms
  • (NH4)2SO4
  • ammonium sulfate (2:1)
  • ammonium sulphate
  • diammonium sulfate
  • diazanium sulfate
  • mascagnite
  • sulfuric acid ammonium salt (1:2)
  • sulfuric acid, diammonium salt
  • sulphate of ammonia
Definition
An inorganic sulfate salt obtained by reaction of sulfuric acid with two equivalents of ammonia. A high-melting (decomposes above 280degreeC) white solid which is very soluble in water (70.6 g/100 g water at 0degreeC; 103.8 g/100 g water at 100degreeC), it is widely used as a fertilizer for alkaline soils.
References
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Resources
CTD
Relationships
is a type of
has_role
inverse has_part
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from ammonium sulfate
Phenotype where environments contain ammonium sulfate
Phenotype modified by environments containing ammonium sulfate
Human Disease / Model Data
Your Input Welcome
We welcome your input and comments. Please use this form to recommend updates to the information in ZFIN. We appreciate as much detail as possible and references as appropriate. We will review your comments promptly.
Please check the highlighted fields and try again.
Thank you for submitting comments. Your input has been emailed to ZFIN curators who may contact you if additional information is required.
Oops. Something went wrong. Please try again later.