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sulfate ion

anion, [SO₄]²⁻
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sulfate ion

Summary

sulfate ion is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • sulfate ion's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • sulfate ion's canonical SMILES is recorded as [O-]S(=O)(=O)[O-][4].
  • sulfate ion's chemical formula is recorded as O₄S²⁻[5].
  • sulfate ion's chemical formula is recorded as SO₄²⁻[6].
  • sulfate ion is a type of dianion[7].
  • sulfate ion is a type of sulfur oxoanion[8].
  • sulfate ion is part of sulfate binding[9].
  • sulfate ion is part of secondary active sulfate transmembrane transporter activity[10].
  • sulfate ion is part of sulfate transport[11].
  • sulfate ion is part of sulfate:proton symporter activity[12].
  • sulfate ion is part of sulfate transmembrane transport[13].
  • sulfate ion is part of sulfate transmembrane transporter activity[14].
  • sulfate ion is part of mitochondrial sulfate transmembrane transport[15].
  • sulfate ion is part of sodium:sulfate symporter activity[16].
  • sulfate ion is part of ABC-type sulfate transporter activity[17].
  • sulfate ion is part of sulfate:bicarbonate antiporter activity[18].
  • sulfate ion is part of sulfate import across plasma membrane[19].
  • sulfate ion is part of cellular sulfate ion homeostasis[20].
  • sulfate ion is part of sulfate ion homeostasis[21].
  • sulfate ion is part of steryl-sulfatase activity[22].
  • sulfate ion is part of sulfate adenylyltransferase (ADP) activity[23].
  • sulfate ion is part of sulfate adenylyltransferase (ATP) activity[24].
  • sulfate ion is part of sulfite oxidase activity[25].
  • sulfate ion is part of N-sulfoglucosamine sulfohydrolase activity[26].
  • sulfate ion is part of cyclamate sulfohydrolase activity[27].

Why It Matters

sulfate ion ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → sulfate binding, secondary active sulfate transmembrane transporter activity, sulfate transport +31
    Instance of → —
    Different from → sulfate, sulfite ion
    Aliases → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 13742, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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