Magnesium phosphate

Magnesium phosphate is a general term for salts of magnesium and phosphate appearing in several forms and several hydrates:

• Monomagnesium phosphate (Mg(H₂PO₄)₂)^.xH₂O
• Dimagnesium phosphate (MgHPO₄)^.xH₂O
• Trimagnesium phosphate (Mg₃(PO₄)₂)^.xH₂O

Amorphous magnesium phosphate is also claimed.

Safety

Magnesium phosphates are listed on the U.S. FDA's Generally recognized as safe (GRAS) list of substances.

See also

• Ammonium magnesium phosphate

References

External links

• Magnesium+phosphate at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
• B05XA10 (WHO)