시트르산의 염 또는 에스테르로, 식품 보존제나 항응고제 등으로 널리 쓰이는 화합물.
A salt or ester of citric acid, commonly used in food preservation and as an anticoagulant.
예문:
"Sodium citrate is frequently added to processed foods to regulate acidity."
"The blood sample was collected in a tube containing citrate to prevent clotting."
"In the citric acid cycle, citrate is formed from the condensation of acetyl-CoA and oxaloacetate."