Propagermanium (INN), also known by a variety of other names including bis(2-carboxyethylgermanium) sesquioxide and 2-carboxyethylgermasesquioxane, is an organometallic compound of germanium[2] that is sold as an alternative medicine.
It is a polymeric compound with the formula ((HOOCCH2CH2Ge)2O3)n. The compound was first synthesized in 1967 at the Asai Germanium Research Institute[3] in Japan.
It is a water-soluble organogermanium compound used as raw material in nutritional supplements.
The compound displays low toxicity in studies with rats.
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