sulfate

A salt or ester of sulfuric acid.

- acid s. SYN: bisulfate.

- active s. SYN: adenosine 3′-phosphate 5′-phosphosulfate.

- s. adenylyltransferase an enzyme that catalyzes a step in the pathway for the synthesis of active s.; the enzyme reacts ATP with s. to produce pyrophosphate and adenosine 5′-phosphosulfate (APS). SYN: ATP sulfurylase.

- codeine s. a water-soluble salt of codeine, often used in solid pharmaceutical dosage forms. Also used in cough preparations, where the drug suppresses the cough reflex.

- dermatan s. an anticoagulant with properties similar to heparin and sharing with heparin a sulfated mucopolysaccharide structure; a repeating polymer of l-iduronic acid and N-acetyl-d-galactosamine. O-Sulfation of iduronic acid residues at the C-2 position and of galactosamine residues at the C-4 and C-6 positions occurs to a variable extent. SYN: chondroitin s. B.

- iron s. a soluble iron salt frequently used as an iron supplement in tablets and liquid preparations as a hematinic. SYN: ferrous s..

- polysaccharide s. esters s. esters of polysaccharides often found in cell walls.

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sul·fate or chiefly Brit sul·phate 'səl-.fāt n

1) a salt or ester of sulfuric acid

2) a bivalent group or anion SO₄ characteristic of sulfuric acid and the sulfates

sulfate or chiefly Brit sulphate vt, sul·fat·ed or chiefly Brit sul·phat·ed; sul·fat·ing or chiefly Brit sul·phat·ing to treat or combine with sulfuric acid or a sulfate

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sul·fate (sulґfāt) [L. sulphas] any salt of sulfuric acid. For specific salts, see entries under the adjectival form, e.g., for ferrous sulfate, see under ferrous.