A 43-year-old member asked:
what is difference between potassium glycinate and gluconate?
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Dr. Jack Rubin answered
47 years experience Nephrology and Dialysis
Difference of meds: Potassium gluconate is the potassium salt of the conjugate base of gluconic acid. Its formula is: c6h11ko7. Potassium glycinate is glycine, monopotassium salt and its formula is c2h4kno2. Both may be used to supplement potassium in a person's diet.
Answered on Jul 17, 2018
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