Sodium lactate

Sodium Lactate is a sodium salt of racemic or inactive lactic acid with alkalinizing and electrolyte replenishing property. Upon metabolism, sodium lactate is converted to bicarbonate, thereby increasing plasma bicarbonate, which facilitates removal of hydrogen ion and lactate from blood stream and leads to raised blood pH. It is grouped under the following drug class(es): Electrolytes. The directory classifies it as a commercial API with a synthetic source/manufacturing origin. Other names for this substance include Lactic acid sodium salt and Lacolin. Its PubChem CID is 23666456.